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The Latest Breaking News from Rob Manfred

MLB Cancels Season’s First Two Series, Is ‘Prepared to Continue Negotiations’

For the first time in nearly three decades, several regular season games will canceled because of a work stoppage.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Manfred shamelessly laughed while canceling Opening Day and MLB Twitter wasn’t having it

Not great, Rob.

USA Today Sports Media Group

MLB talks break off, first two series of regular season canceled

Baseball’s owners and players went to extra innings Tuesday but failed to reach agreement on a new labor deal, leading commissioner Rob Manfred to officially cancel the first two series of the regular season, starting with the March 31 opening-day games.

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MLB cancels season-opening series after sides fail to reach labor agreement

The White Sox and Cubs will both lose games against division rivals.

Chicago Sun-Times

After marathon talks, MLB extends deadline to salvage openers Tuesday

"We want to exhaust every possibility to get a deal done," an MLB spokesman said.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB extends deadline to salvage openers to 5 p.m. Tuesday

Major League Baseball gave itself and the players’ association six hours to salvage opening day

The Independent UK

MLB, players meet into Monday night to avoid canceling regular-season games

A few weeks ago, when Rob Manfred memorably said that missing regular-season games because of the owners’ lockout would be a “disastrous outcome” for Major League Baseball, the commissioner also touted his reputation as a master negotiator and, in fact, a deal-maker at the bargaining table.

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Matthew Roberson: Rob Manfred and MLB owners are willing to ruin baseball to get their way

Every baseball fan remembers the moments that made them fall in love with the game.

Tribune News Service

Comentarios: Las airadas negociaciones dejan a la liga dividida mientras Rob Manfred y los propietarios mantienen a los jugadores unidos

Hay 30 dueños de equipos de las Grandes Ligas. Cualesquiera que sean las diferencias que puedan tener, no tienden a ventilarlas en las redes sociales, ni suelen utilizarlas.

Los Angeles Times

Paul Sullivan: With Aaron Rodgers and Phil Mickelson around, we could all use a break from the world of sports

Like all NHL teams, the Chicago Blackhawks send out daily medical updates about players’ injuries.

Chicago Tribune

MLB faces potential lost games, ‘deep harm’ as lockout drags on

MLB has set Monday as the deadline to reach a labor deal and preserve a full season.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, union head Tony Clark meet, as more spring-training games get canceled

Welcome to Deal-or-“Disaster” Weekend — to use MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s word — for Major League Baseball.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rob Manfred’s Entire Argument About Owning a Baseball Team Is False

First off, apologies for sending this newsletter out later than usual. I was waiting to see what happened in today’s bargaining session. For the first time, the two sides made some noticeable progress. According to multiple reports, they are nearing an agreement on the draft order/lottery, though ...

Sports Illustrated

Commissioner Rob Manfred joins baseball labor negotiations

MLB and MLBPA representatives met for the fifth straight day during a week with no sign of significant progress.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Baseball’s Greatest Threat Isn’t the Lockout

The sport’s biggest problem isn’t being discussed this week in bargaining sessions between MLB and the MLBPA.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB players embrace ‘completely new age’ to send message during lockout

Pitchers and catchers were originally scheduled to report to Spring Training this week, and fans’ frustrations with the lockout are escalating, which makes communication with those fans all the more important for the players association and MLB.

Tribune News Service

Deesha Thosar: As MLB spring training all but delayed, deadline to reach final stage in negotiations inches closer

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is walking right into the so-called “disastrous outcome” that nobody wants, but one that looks like it will happen anyway.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: It’s on Rob Manfred to end the MLB lockout. But if the commissioner is as good of a negotiator as he says, why hasn’t more progress been made?

It was a rough week or so to be the commissioner of a professional sports league in North America.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

MLB lockout: League, owners make new proposal; players said to be underwhelmed

Rob Manfred promised a “good proposal” Saturday, as Major League Baseball returned to the bargaining table opposite the MLB Players Association. The general reaction from players who were locked out by the commissioner on Dec. 2: Not good enough.

Sports Illustrated

Super Bowl, Olympics, NBA Trades... And Still No Baseball

The past week was simultaneously an exciting time for sports and a brutal moment to be a baseball fan. At the Winter Olympics, elite athletes Chloe Kim, Nathan Chen and Eileen Gu won gold medals. Mikaela Shiffrin struggled but inspired millions with her perspective and vulnerability. Even though ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Rob Manfred’s latest tactic to justify the MLB lockout is his most laughable

Will the investment bank that analyzed MLB team values please stand up?

Tribune News Service

Francisco Lindor on MLB labor negotiations: ‘At the end of the day, we just want a good deal’

TAMPA, Fla. — Aaron Judge is ready, but like all the MLB stars that gathered with union executives Thursday afternoon at a Tampa Bay area hotel, the Yankee slugger is waiting to see if the league’ latest proposal will be enough to move them toward an end to the owner-imposed…

Tribune News Service

Universal DH will help Braves in 2022 and beyond

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Thursday the league and the MLBPA have agreed to implement a universal designated hitter in the new collective bargaining agreement. That means no more traditional National League rules. No more pitchers hilariously flailing in the batter’s box.

Sports Illustrated

Don’t Be Silly. This Isn’t Rob Manfred’s Fault, Says Rob Manfred.

During the MLB lockout, he said he’s the only one who’s made labor deals without a dispute. Sounds about right.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred: Missing regular-season games would be ‘disastrous’

With locked-out pitchers and catchers due to report to camps in a matter of days, and with owners and players far apart on most core economics issues in collective bargaining talks, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred declined Thursday to officially delay the opening of spring training.

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