Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announced the first work stoppage in 27 years delaying the start of the 2021 baseball season. Opening day was supposed to be March 31. Now at least the first two series of the season are canceled. The earliest spring training can begin is March 8, according to the commissioner. “Our failure to reach an agreement was not due to a lack of effort...
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The Major League Baseball Players Association has unanimously agreed not to accept MLB’s final proposal ahead of their 5 p.m. deadline on Tuesday, Jeff Passan reports. If a deal was not met before the deadline, MLB has threatened to cancel its March 31 Opening Day. Now it appears a full season will not be played with a Collective Bargaining Agreement not agreed upon. Ultimately the players...
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There is momentum toward a deal but Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are still apart in a few areas. With two hours to go until MLB’s second deadline, time is running out for a deal to get done without the cancellation of any games. Although if they are close there’s reason to think they’ll just move the deadline back until later tonight....
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The Mets added four members to their front office according to Tim Britton of The Athletic. The roles are: Jonathan Strangio as vice president of baseball operations Nate Horowitz as senior director of player personnel Nick Spar as director of baseball operations Steve Martone as a special assistant All four worked with Mets general manager Billy Eppler in Los Angeles. Eppler is adding his own...
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Let’s finish off the infield. We’ve covered catcher, first base, second base, and third base. Now let’s take a look at short. Big League Starter Francisco Lindor. The shortstop acquired in a trade with the Cleveland Indians last offseason inked a 10-year, $341 million deal to stay with the Mets after the trade. Lindor is stuck with the Mets through at least 2025 as part of a...
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