The clock is ticking. Major League Baseball and the MLBPA must come to an agreement by Monday. If they don’t, Opening Day will be pushed back. Unfortunately, that appears to be the direction this is headed.
“MLB did not respond well to the union’s proposal, sources tell ESPN,” tweeted MLB insider Jeff Passan. “There are two days left to get a deal, but opening day remains in significant jeopardy. Multiple officials believe a deal will not get done by the league’s Monday deadline to cancel games.”
Major League Baseball is going to lose plenty of fans if it can’t get this sorted out. It’s getting ridiculous at this point.
“Good. The owners did this to themselves,” one fan tweeted. “They can’t blame the players. They can’t blame the fans. They can’t blame the pandemic. This is on them.”
Good. The owners did this to themselves. They can’t blame the players. They can’t blame the fans. They can’t blame the pandemic. This is on them. https://t.co/Qk27YPaVFc
— Scooter McGavin (@CamronSanto) February 26, 2022
“Has MLB given the players anything in negotiations? Like, literally anything at all,” one fan asked.
Has MLB given the players anything in negotiations? Like, literally anything at all? https://t.co/mdcIvvD8Jt
— Leo Morgenstern (@morgensternmlb) February 26, 2022
“Put in visual context….,” Trey Wingo tweeted with an accompanying dumpster fire gif.
Put in visual context…. https://t.co/aGwTCRexjC pic.twitter.com/it3shlLjxS
— trey wingo (@wingoz) February 26, 2022
“I am now having doubts that there will be a 162-game season. Big time sad boi hours,” a fan tweeted.
I am now having doubts that there will be a 162-game season.
Big time sad boi hours https://t.co/RAF2uRItnZ
— Brook Smith (@brookme3) February 26, 2022
“Shocker. Plenty of room for a deal if grownups want to seriously get one done, but they’d rather continue to do nothing. Games will be cancelled, this is beyond stupid,” one fan wrote.
Shocker. Plenty of room for a deal if grownups want to seriously get one done, but they’d rather continue to do nothing. Games will be cancelled, this is beyond stupid. https://t.co/vLQlv2xyjq
— Dodgers Andrew (@DodgersAndrew) February 26, 2022
This is a disaster. MLB’s Opening Day is in serious jeopardy of getting pushed back. Baseball’s arbitrary deadline to get a deal done is this coming Monday.
Will MLB and the MLBPA get a last-minute deal done to save the 2022 season?
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