The Clock Is Ticking as Baseball Veers Toward a Lockout
The New York Times
With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire this week, owners and players are negotiating over the sport’s future. A work stoppage seems inevitable.
IRVING, Texas — The future of the sport is unfolding in the conference rooms of a luxury hotel here.
On Monday and Tuesday, Major League Baseball officials and a handful of team owners met with players and players’ union officials at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas. Monday’s meeting lasted a couple of hours, while Tuesday’s sessions were both in the morning and afternoon.
The clock is ticking. At 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, baseball’s foundation — the five-year collective bargaining agreement between the owners of the 30 M.L.B. teams and the players — expires. The document governs everything from the length of the season to roster sizes to the domestic violence policy to the sport’s economic structure.
