There it is!

After a long, frustrating process, Major League Baseball and the Players&#8217; Association have tentatively agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will cover 2022 through 2026&#8230;
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BREAKING: Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor deal, sources tell ESPN. While it still needs to be ratified by both parties, that is expected to be a formality, and when it is:
Baseball is back.
&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1502015630966415361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 10, 2022</a></blockquote>
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I&#8217;ll update this with information as it comes in&#8230;
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<li>The off-season will resume tonight at 6 PM ET as the trade and free-agent signing freeze will be lifted once the deal is officially ratified.</li>
<li>Spring Training games will start between March 18 and March 20, with players heading down to report to Florida and Arizona immediately.</li>
<li>Opening Day will be on April 7, which, <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilnerness/status/1502017878064877573">as Mike Wilner points out</a>, is the 45-year anniversary of the Blue Jays&#8217; first-ever game. All 162 games will be played as the season will be extended by three days and the rest of the games will be made up with double-headers.</li>
<li>MLB will have the right in 2023 to implement a pitch clock, a restrictive shift forcing all four infielders to be on the dirt when the pitch is thrown, and enlarged bases. We&#8217;ll also see a return to nine-inning doubleheaders and regular extra-inning rules as the man on second is a thing of the past.</li>
<li>As expected, the post-season will expand to a 12-team format, thought the details on how that&#8217;ll specifically work aren&#8217;t yet known.</li>
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There it is!



After a long, frustrating process, Major League Baseball and the Players' Association have tentatively agreed to a new Collective Bargaining Agreement that will cover 2022 through 2026...

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1502015630966415361

I'll update this with information as it comes in...
<ul>
 	<li>The off-season will resume tonight at 6 PM ET as the trade and free-agent signing freeze will be lifted once the deal is officially ratified.</li>
 	<li>Spring Training games will start between March 18 and March 20, with players heading down to report to Florida and Arizona immediately.</li>
 	<li>Opening Day will be on April 7, which, <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilnerness/status/1502017878064877573">as Mike Wilner points out</a>, is the 45-year anniversary of the Blue Jays' first-ever game. All 162 games will be played as the season will be extended by three days and the rest of the games will be made up with double-headers.</li>
 	<li>MLB will have the right in 2023 to implement a pitch clock, a restrictive shift forcing all four infielders to be on the dirt when the pitch is thrown, and enlarged bases. We'll also see a return to nine-inning doubleheaders and regular extra-inning rules as the man on second is a thing of the past.</li>
 	<li>As expected, the post-season will expand to a 12-team format, thought the details on how that'll specifically work aren't yet known.</li>
</ul>

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