Top News:
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: MLB, union reach tentative agreement on new CBA, salvage 162-game season — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached a tentative agreement on a new collective-bargaining agreement Thursday, ending the league's 99-day lockout of the players and salvaging a 162-game season …
RELATED:
Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
MLB, MLBPA agree to new CBA; season to start April 7 — Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement on Thursday, paving the way for the 2022 regular season to begin on April 7. — After the MLBPA approved the deal by a 26-12 vote …
Discussion:
Sports Illustrated, Associated Press, Lookout Landing, Cubs News, Nationals Pastime, MLB Trade Rumors, The Athletic, Battery Power, Kansas City Star, SBNation.com, True Blue LA, The Ringer, Camden Chat, Forbes, Athletics Nation, Arizona Sports, Federal Baseball, Times of San Diego, Purple Row, Twinkie Town, Viva El Birdos, NPR and MLB Baseball News …
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
If the Lockout Makes Baseball Better, It Will Have Been Worth It — After tense negotiations, Major League Baseball and the players' union both made gains in their desired areas. But more important, they avoided losses — of games and, potentially, their standing.
Discussion:
The Nation and Common Dreams
ESPN:
MLB, MLBPA reach labor agreement: Everything you need to know as lockout ends — The MLB lockout is over. — It took more than three months — and multiple deadlines for delaying the regular season — before Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association ended their stalemate …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
James Wagner / New York Times:
Play Ball! Lockout Ends as M.L.B. and Union Strike a Deal
Discussion:
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
NBC New York:
MLB 2022: Here's All You Need to Know About Spring Training, Opening Day — Players can begin reporting to Spring Training as early as March 11 — The deal is done. Now, it's time to spring into action. — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed …
Discussion:
SportsLogos.Net News and NBCSports.com
RELATED:
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB's lockout is mercifully over. Where do we go from here? … Major League Baseball magically made those two weeks of cancelled games re-appear Thursday, keeping a full 162-game season intact, when MLB and the players association agreed to a new five-year collective bargaining agreement, ending the league's 99-day lockout.
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
MLB, MLBPA agree to negotiate on international amateur draft amid lockout talks
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Baseball is back: MLB, players agree on new CBA to salvage 162-game 2022 season
Discussion:
Sportsnet.ca and Bless You Boys
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Major League Baseball cancels second week of season after discussions fail to produce CBA
Discussion:
FanGraphs Baseball, Lookout Landing, Royals Review, Bless You Boys, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Halos Heaven and Viva El Birdos
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
David Ortiz open to international draft in MLB, seeks further input from players before implementation
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB cancels another two series after negotiations with MLBPA break down again; Opening Day could be pushed to April 14
Discussion:
MLB.com, ESPN, The Athletic, MLB Baseball News …, Battery Power and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
No deal: Cardinals' April 7 home opener canceled as MLB lockout leaks more games, talks fall shy
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Major League Baseball pushes for international draft, while players' union opposes it, sources say
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
MLB cancels 93 more games, gap narrows in bargaining
Discussion:
Associated Press, Denver Post, Kansas City Star, NBCSports.com and Daily News
ESPN:
Former major league pitcher Odalis Perez dies after accident at his Dominican Republic home — Former major league pitcher Odalis Perez died after an accident at his home in the Dominican Republic on Thursday night, his attorney told ESPN's Enrique Rojas. — According to Walin Batista …
Discussion:
USA Today, Kansas City Star, True Blue LA, CBS Los Angeles, New York Post, Dodgers Way and MLB Baseball News …, more at WeSmirch »
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' Miguel Andujar assaulted, robbed in Dominican Republic, reports say — Yankees utility player Miguel Andujar was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint at his farm in San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic, on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. — The 27-year-old Andujar appears …
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation and MLB Baseball News …
Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
'He's got to get downhill.' How can the Chicago Bulls get Zach LaVine to regain confidence driving to the rim? — Despite a blowout loss in Philadelphia, Zach LaVine showed flashes of his old self with 24 points Monday against the 76ers. — It's a sight the Chicago Bulls are eager …
Discussion:
Boston Herald
RELATED:
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Rankings and predictions for the top remaining MLB free agents — Welcome to Fast and Furious 10: Free Agent Frenzy. It's going to be a wild rush to Opening Day as the remaining free agents find a place to play as spring training camps open — and while there was a wave of signings …
Discussion:
Front Office Sports and Bleacher Nation
Jon Paul Morosi / MLB.com:
Hot Stove's burning question: Where will Correa sign? — As free agency resumes, one major question remains unchanged from the initial market opening four months ago. — Where will Carlos Correa sign? — Aside from a couple notable developments — we know the Texas Rangers aren't involved any longer …
Discussion:
Cubs Insider, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bears agree to trade 6-time Pro Bowler Khalil Mack to the Los Angeles Chargers for 2 draft picks — The Chicago Bears went all-in on pursuing a Super Bowl championship when they traded for Khalil Mack four years ago. Now, in new general manager Ryan Poles' first big move …
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, Bears Wire, ProFootballTalk, Boston Herald, Chargers Wire and FanSided
Mike Puma / New York Post:
J.D. Davis says time with Mets may be over: ‘60-40 out of here’ — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Before the Mets played their final game of last season, J.D. Davis said it was a “coin flip” whether he would return or be traded in the offseason. — On Thursday, just hours before the lockout ended …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
