MLB Cancels 2022 Opening Day Amid Labor Dispute
variety.comJordan Moreau Major League Baseball has canceled the 2022 Opening Day and several early games during the regular season amid a labor dispute between players and the league.Opening Day was originally scheduled for March 31, but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Tuesday that it would not be happening as originally planned.
The Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB leadership could not come to a collective bargaining agreement after nine straight days of negotiations.
The first two series of games were canceled for each of the 30 MLB teams, accounting for 31 total canceled games and reducing each team’s schedule from 162 games to approximately 156 games at most this season.
The canceled games range from March 31 through the first full week of April for the teams. MLB players and owners have been at odds over how to divide up around $11 billion in annual revenue, and the deadline for a last-minute resolution came and went without an agreement.
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