MLB canceled more games, increasing pressure on locked out players and appearing to close the remaining chance to play a full 162-game schedule.
The two sides' differences narrowed with the union's latest counteroffer. Earlier in the day, management gave the union a new option that would allow an agreement to be cut short after the 2024 season - leading to even more bargaining between management and players that regard each other with disdain.
On the 98th day of baseball's first work stoppage since 1995, the last alternative would leave open the possibility of another labor conflict in less than three years. Players dropped their threshold for the luxury tax to $232 million this year, with increases to $235 million in 2023, $240 million in 2024 and $245 million in 2025 and $250 million in 2026.
Players dropped to $65 million from $80 million for their proposed bonus pool for pre-arbitration-eligible players, a day after MLB raised its offer from $30 million to $40 million. The union is asking for $5 million annual increases, while management's offer is the same for all five years. Union chief negotiator Bruce Meyer and general counsel Ian Penny then walked three blocks through a wintry mix of rain and snow to deliver the proposal to MLB's office and a short while later headed back to the union headquarters.
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