MLB players, owners reach tentative labour deal
IRVING, Texas — Baseball players and owners reached a tentative agreement on a five-year labour contract Wednesday night, a deal that will extend the sport’s industrial peace to 26 years since the ruinous fights in the first two decades of free agency.
After days of near round-the-clock talks, negotiators reached a verbal agreement about 3 1/2 hours before the expiration of the current pact. A few hours later they signed a memorandum of understanding, which must be ratified by both sides.
“It’s great! Another five years of uninterrupted baseball,” Oakland catcher Stephen Vogt said in a text message.
In announcing the agreement, Major League Baseball and the players’ association said they will make specific terms available when drafting is complete.