Lockout ends as MLB, players reach deal

Mar 10, 2022 | 1:39 PM

Baseball writers north and south of the border are reporting that Major League Baseball and the players union have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.

Jeff Passan of ESPN tweeted the news Thursday afternoon.

BREAKING: Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor deal, sources tell ESPN. While it still needs to be ratified by both parties, that is expected to be a formality, and when it is:

Baseball is back.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 10, 2022

Passan reports the deal will salvage a full 162-game schedule this season. Games were previously cancelled through April 13, but the plan is to make those games up on off-days and with doubleheaders.

Lockout ends as MLB, players reach deal

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