MLB lockout ends after 99 days of stalled negotiations

By Stephanie Kim
MLB lockout ends after 99 days of stalled negotiations
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference, Thursday March 10, 2022, in New York. Major League Baseball’s acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players’ association voted to accept management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. Bebeto Matthews / AP Photo
MLB lockout ends after 99 days of stalled negotiations
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference, Thursday March 10, 2022, in New York. Major League Baseball’s acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players’ association voted to accept management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. Bebeto Matthews / AP Photo

MLB lockout ends after 99 days of stalled negotiations

By Stephanie Kim
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Good news for sports fans: Baseball is back. After more than three months, Major League Baseball and the players union agreed to a new deal. The 162-game season is set to start April 7.

Reset gets the latest on that story and more from WBEZ’s Cheryl Raye-Stout.

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