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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
By Nick Selbe Nine days of negotiations failed to produce a new deal, and the league plans on following through on its plans to cancel regular-season games. View the original article to see embedded media. After nine straight days of meetings failed to produce a new collective bargaining agreement, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that the start of the 2022 regular season will be delayed while the owners and players continue to work toward a deal. ”We worked hard to avoid an outcome that’s bad for our fans, bad for our players and bad for our clubs,” Manfred said. ”I want to assure our f…