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Players on MLB deadline: 'Sticking to our points'

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 5:43pm
Major League Baseball players were hopeful for progress in negotiations ahead of Tuesday's deadline set by the league, but were "willing to stand until there is" if not.

Apple, MLB announce 'Friday Night Baseball'

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 2:42pm
Apple and MLB announced Tuesday that Apple TV+ will carry a weekly doubleheader on Friday nights in eight countries when the regular season begins.

Tom Brady to Tampa Bay? MJ to MiLB? Russell Wilson's not the first star to leave longtime team

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 2:42pm
Russell Wilson is not the only star -- or even the only star quarterback -- to leave the place where he rose to fame.

MLB matches union with $1M fund for park staff

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 11:42am
MLB has launched a $1 million fund to support spring training workers impacted by canceled games, matching the amount of the fund the MLBPA announced last week.

Fantasy baseball: LABR NL-only draft recap

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 11:42am
Eric Karabell discusses what he learned from his NL-only LABR draft and the key takeaways you should consider heading into your own drafts.

MLB lockout updates: MLB plans to cancel more games if agreement not reached today

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 8:42am
It's time for another update on where baseball's immediate and long-term future stand.

Why Druw Jones could be the best MLB draft prospect since Bryce Harper

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 5:42am
We've learned "overrated" chants don't stop Andruw Jones' son. Now it's time to see where he stacks up with the best in recent memory.

Fantasy baseball: LABR AL-only draft recap

TEst 4 March 8, 2022 - 5:42am
Tristan H. Cockcroft discusses what he learned from his AL-only LABR draft and the key takeaways you should consider heading into your own drafts.

Sources: MLB to nix 2nd week if no deal by Tue.

TEst 4 March 7, 2022 - 11:36pm
MLB plans to cancel another week of games if it can't agree to a new CBA with the MLBPA by Tuesday night, sources said.

Ex-Cards P Kim signs record deal with KBO team

TEst 4 March 7, 2022 - 8:36pm
Kim Kwang-hyun, who played two seasons with the Cardinals, signed a record 4-year, $12.3 million deal with the SSG Landers.

91 games (and counting?): How MLB's cancellations could rock the playoff races

TEst 4 March 7, 2022 - 5:30am
Mismatched schedules will wreak havoc on this baseball season -- even if more games aren't lost. Here's how it could impact your team.

Sources: MLBPA delivers new proposal to league

TEst 4 March 6, 2022 - 2:51pm
The MLBPA gave the league a new CBA proposal that includes a $5 million reduction in the union's previous offer on a pre-arbitration bonus pool, but no change in its CBT stance, sources said.

Sources: MLB eyes pitch clocks of 14, 19 seconds

TEst 4 March 6, 2022 - 11:51am
With labor negotiations resuming Sunday between MLB and the players' union, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers the league is seeking to implement pitch clocks in games.

MLB talks to resume Sunday; playoffs a hot topic

TEst 4 March 5, 2022 - 2:34pm
Max Scherzer, a member of the union's eight-man executive committee, says the players could be in favor of radical changes to Major League Baseball's playoff format if the two sides agree to expand the field to 14 teams.

Sources: MLBPA plans written reply to MLB offer

TEst 4 March 4, 2022 - 8:38pm
Officials from the Major League Baseball Players Association are preparing a written response to MLB's last offer on a new collective bargaining agreement that preceded the league canceling the first week of the regular season, sources told ESPN.

Sources: MLB teams ask about nixing Rule 5 draft

TEst 4 March 4, 2022 - 5:37pm
Amid the uncertainty of 2022, multiple MLB teams have inquired with the league about the possibility of canceling the Rule 5 draft for this season, sources told ESPN's Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan.

MLBPA, MLB starting funds for impacted workers

TEst 4 March 4, 2022 - 8:37am
The MLB Players' Association and Major League Baseball are starting separate funds to help support workers who are being caused financial hardship due to games being canceled by the sport's work stoppage.

How MLB, MLBPA must get their priorities straight as lockout looms over their sport

TEst 4 March 4, 2022 - 5:37am
The commish, the owners and the players need to fix themselves if they want to fix baseball.

Fantasy baseball roundtable: When is the right time to draft in 2022?

TEst 4 March 4, 2022 - 5:37am
With the start of the 2022 baseball season still on hold, should fantasy managers also delay their drafts? Our Eric Karabell and Tristan H. Cockcroft debate.

Sources: MLB, union resume talks amid lockout

TEst 4 March 3, 2022 - 2:46pm
Representatives from MLB and the MLBPA held an informal 90-minute meeting Thursday to resume talks amid baseball's work stoppage, multiple sources told ESPN.

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