After unnecessary delays by ownership and Rob Manfred, baseball is back

It took too long. It’s almost all the owners’ fault, as it usually is. But hey, baseball is back.

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.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 10, 2022

We’ll see how the final details look, but it appears baseball is coming back with a full 162-game slate, with 9-inning (ugh) doubleheaders scheduled to make up the lost time. The season is set to begin on April 7.

Vin Scully is happy!

Finally! https://t.co/RD6FZgcYSu

— Vin Scully (@TheVinScully) March 10, 2022

Players voted 26-12 after the executive board, reportedly, voted against MLB’s proposal. The MLBPA needed 20 votes for the deal to be approved, and it cleared by six.

There are probably some not great implications against the players voting against the union leadership if that is all true https://t.co/kKAdc7GhNc

— Daniel Brim (@DanielBrim) March 10, 2022

We’ll see if that has any impact in future Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations (in five years).

Anyway, baseball is back. I guess. I’m actually a bit indifferent at the moment, but at least the Hot Stove can fire back up and we can get back to rosterbating.

Announce Freddie Freeman. @Dodgers

— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) March 10, 2022

Announce Clayton Kershaw. @Dodgers

— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) March 10, 2022

We’ll have another post (probably) when the major details become available.