MLB Players Cry Foul After League Owners Push Opening Day To Mid-April Amid Lockout
deadline.comMajor League Baseball’s owners said today that Opening Day has been pushed to April 15, and the locked-out players hit back by calling that “completely unnecessary.”The move comes nine days after contracts talks between MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association fell apart, and the league scrapped the first two series of the 2022 season.
Opening DAy had been set for March 31.In a statement issued today, Baseball Commissioner Robert Manfred Jr. said:“In a last-ditch effort to preserve a 162-game season, this week we have made good-faith proposals that address the specific concerns voiced by the MLBPA and would have allowed the players to return to the field immediately.
The Clubs went to extraordinary lengths to meet the substantial demands of the MLBPA. On the key economic issues that have posed stumbling blocks, the Clubs proposed ways to bridge gaps to preserve a full schedule.
Regrettably, after our second late-night bargaining session in a week, we remain without a deal.“Because of the logistical realities of the calendar, another two series are being removed from the schedule, meaning that Opening Day is postponed until April 14th.
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