MLB extends deadline to reach labor deal with union after marathon talks, per reports

By Wayne Sterling, CNN

Updated 1154 GMT (1954 HKT) March 1, 2022

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(CNN)Major League Baseball (MLB) has extended its self-imposed deadline to reach a labor deal with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) for the 2022 season to start on time, amid a work stoppage and attempts by owners and players to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

MLB has extended the deadline to reach a labor deal with the MLBPA for the 2022 season to start on time to 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, according to MLB.com and other reports. Last week, MLB set a Monday deadline to hammer out a new collective bargaining agreement with the union for there to be a typical 162-game season, a source