NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and Major League Baseball appear set to bargain into the early morning hours after Commissioner Rob Manfred’s deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season passed with no announcement.
There was no word from Manfred of additional canceled games as the lockout enters its 98th day today. As of 2:30 a.m. EST, neither MLB or the union showed any signs of cutting off talks. The sides were exchanging numbers on the key economic issues of the luxury tax, the amount of a new bonus pool for pre-arbitration-eligible players and minimum salaries.