Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are negotiating again Thursday in hopes of reaching an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement and putting an end to the owner-imposed lockout. Talks have started up again less than 24 hours after the league announced it was canceling more regular season games. The two sides reportedly reached an agreement to continue talking about the international draft — possibly the biggest sticking point in negotiations this week — on Thursday morning.
The international draft had emerged as one of the hot-button issues in collective bargaining negotiations. With that settled, the chances of an agreement that would end the owner-imposed lockout (now in its 99th day) would seem improved, as the sides have each ceded ground to get closer on core economic issues. There is even a chance that MLB would still play a 162-game season if a deal is reached Thursday, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. The league said Wednesday that Opening Day would be pushed back until at least April 14.
CBS Sports will provide live updates on the latest in CBA negotiations throughout the day. You can follow along below.
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