MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday
The union said it didn’t necessarily agree to the timeframe and just as the sides agreed to recess at 2:30 a.m., MLB gave players the new deadline. “We want to exhaust every possibility to get a deal done,” an MLB spokesman said. The sides agreed, subject to an overall deal, to expand the postseason from 10 to 12 teams, rather than the 14 MLB had hoped for. The union said MLB kept giving it pieces of paper with new proposals. Not since Aug. 30, 2002, has MLB come this close to losing regular-season games to labor strife.
wftv.comManfred joins talks as MLB, locked-out players meet again
This was the fifth straight day the sides talked, and the first time Manfred was seen at a session. At one point, Manfred left the area where management was caucusing and spent 20 minutes with the players' group in the Cardinals' clubhouse beyond the right-field fence. Teams say they will never agree to the additional service time, which could lead to earlier free agency. MLB maintains Monday is the last day to reach an agreement that would allow openers to take place as scheduled on March 31. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comMLB, locked-out players meet for 5th straight day
Teams say they will never agree to the additional service time, which could lead to earlier free agency. MLB maintains Monday is the last day to reach an agreement that would allow openers to take place as scheduled on March 31. Players have not accepted Monday as a deadline and have suggested any missed games could be made up as part of doubleheaders, a method MLB said it will not agree to. The union told MLB if games are missed and salaries are lost, clubs should not expect players to agree to management’s proposals to expand the postseason and to allow advertisements on uniforms and helmets. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comMLB 4 days from deadline to cancel games and shorten season
The union came away with the impression that management said it was out of ideas until players offer new proposals on key issues. Clubs say the union hasn't altered its luxury tax plan since November, and players say they are waiting because management told the union luxury tax usually is among the last items addressed. Players also want to reduce revenue sharing and expand salary arbitration eligibility, and teams say they will not agree to either proposal. Players have not accepted Monday as a deadline and have suggested any missed games could be made up as part of doubleheaders, a method MLB said it will not agree to. Teams say they won't agree to such a proposal.
wftv.comLabor talks going to another day with MLB deadline looming
Baseball Lockout New York Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, left, and San Diego Padres vice chairman Ron Fowler walk at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., where baseball labor talks continue Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. The sides met for the fourth straight day at Roger Dean Stadium, the idle spring training home of the Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals. MLB told the union that it will cancel regular-season games if a contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday, then made its stance public Wednesday. A deal by Monday would allow that plus a few days for players to report to camps in Arizona and Florida. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comLabor talks resume with MLB deadline looming
The sides met for the fourth straight day at Roger Dean Stadium, the idle spring training home of the Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals. Players have not accepted Monday as a deadline and have suggested any missed games could be made up as part of doubleheaders, a method MLB said it will not agree to. Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Feb. 10 that a minimum of four weeks of training are needed before starting the season. A deal by Monday would allow that plus a few days for players to report to camps in Arizona and Florida. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.
wftv.comMLB owners meet amid labor negotiations with players' union
World Series Baseball Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark speak before Game 1 in baseball's World Series against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. Speaking Wednesday at Major League Baseball's regular owners' meetings, Steinbrenner said the CBT proposal was approved by the labor policy committee. If the agreement expires without a new deal in place, Major League Baseball could lock out its players — putting the start of spring training in jeopardy. The 27-year-old Correa batted .279 with 26 homers and 92 RBIs in 148 games this year, helping Houston advance to the World Series. Concerned with “tanking” by rebuilding teams and a slide in spending on major league payrolls, players want changes in the current deal.
wftv.comLEADING OFF: Dodgers-Giants, Yankees-Rays, Rangers reeling
San Francisco took three of four at Dodger Stadium last week and leads the NL West by two games over the defending World Series champions. Judge and Higashioka, placed on the injured list July 16, are expected back during the series against the Rays. PLAYING CATCH-UPThe Texas Rangers try to snap a 12-game losing streak when they return home to start a two-game interleague series against Arizona. During their skid, the Rangers have completed 105 consecutive innings without even holding a lead. The Diamondbacks, with an MLB-worst 31-70 record, and Baltimore are the only teams with fewer wins than the Rangers.
wftv.comSteinbrenner vows to keep Boone, Cashman as Yankees struggle
Angels Yankees Baseball Los Angeles Angels' Jared Walsh rounds third base after hitting a grand slam off of New York Yankees relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman, foreground, during the ninth inning of a baseball game early Thursday, July 1, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) (Adam Hunger)NEW YORK — (AP) — Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner vowed to keep manager Aaron Boone, general manager Brian Cashman and the core of his team, shaking off a crushing loss to the Los Angeles Angels in which New York wasted a four-run, ninth-inning lead. Steinbrenner spoke with reporters Thursday, the morning after the 11-8 defeat in which New York scored seven runs in the first inning. The Yankees are 41-39, fourth in the AL East, 8 1/2 games behind first-place Boston. "So I’m just a believer in seeing an entire body of work from an employee, irregardless of what department they’re in.
wftv.comGermán apologizes after serving domestic violence suspension
He returned to the Yankees last week for the start of spring training. Germán was 18-4 with a 4.03 ERA in 2019 when he was put on leave. Manager Aaron Boone said Germán is competing with Deivi García, Michael King, Asher Wojciechowski, Jhoulys Chacín and Nick Nelson. It is clear that I must improve on that.”Germán would not discuss the events that led to his suspension. Germán said he learned “the biggest thing is about how do you react to certain things?
Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 1960 file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third World Series game at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo, File)Reaction to the death of Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford, the ace of the mighty New York Yankees teams in the 1950s and ’60s. Obviously, a great pitcher. They never say Whitey Ford. It’s Whitey Ford.