Major League Baseball (MLB) cancelled the start of the regular season after it failed to reach a labor agreement with players by the league's Tuesday deadline, Commissioner Rob Manfred said.
"The calendar dictates that we're not going to be able to play the first two series of the regular season and those games are officially cancelled," Manfred told a news conference.Service time toward free agency, playoff expansion, luxury tax and a salary floor are among the key issues in the current dispute, which led the league to lock out the players in December.
Players Association executive director Tony Clark said it was a sad day for the players, fans and the game and called the lockout the "ultimate economic weapon" to use against the players. The union has said that throughout the talks it has sought to promote competition, provide fair compensation to young players and uphold the integrity of the market system for talent.TALKS BREAK DOWN
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