MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled Opening Day on March 31st and the first two series for each of the 30 teams yesterday (March 1st) as talks with the players’ union trying to reach a new labor deal collapsed. Manfred said that players, who were locked on December 2nd, won’t receive salary for games missed.
BREAKING:MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said he will cancel regular-season games and it will be the first two series of the seasonpic.twitter.com/CLv9sdAbht
— MLB Update (@MLBNewsRumor) March 1, 2022
No dates have been scheduled for bargaining to resume. This is the first time in 27 years that regular-season games have been canceled due to a labor battle.
