Owners, players 'still far apart' despite 'productive day'

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MLB, MLBPA has 'productive day', but both sides 'still far apart'

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 2/27/22

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Player's Association (MLBPA) now officially have only one day left of negotiations before regular season games could start getting pushed back or cancelled.

The groups met for a full day including four negotiation sessions on Sunday and while there were small glimpses of progress, the clock is working against them and the sport's proverbial back is against the wall.

MLB official calls it a productive day and will meet again in the morning
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 28, 2022

There were no formal proposals exchanged and the two sides still are ‘far apart’ on significant issues.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 28, 2022

It’s the kind of day, and kind of lockout, where hearing from the players’ side is kind of key before jumping to any conclusions about how today’s negotiations went.
— Michael Silverman (@MikeSilvermanBB) February 28, 2022

The ongoing lockout has already caused spring training games to be postponed. If a new collective bargaining agreement isn't in place by the end of the day Monday, the regular season will not start on time.

Opening Day was originally slated for March 31. The current work stoppage is the league's first since a strike in 1994-95 that resulted in the cancellation of more than 900 games and the 1994 World Series.

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