The MLBPA accused the league of attempting to “break our Player fraternity” after MLB canceled the first week of the 2022 season.
The MLB players union accused MLB of attempting to"break our Player fraternity" in a statement released after the league canceled the first week of the regular season on Tuesday.
"What Rob Manfred characterized as a 'defensive lockout' is, in fact, the culmination of a decades-long attempt by owners to break our Player fraternity," the statement reads, in part.the first two regular season series after the league's self-imposed deadline for a new labor deal passed without an agreement Tuesday afternoon.
The deadline was extended to Tuesday after the league and union appeared to make progress toward a deal during over 16 hours of talks Monday.made before the deadline, the league followed through on its threat to cancel games.
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