Report: MLB, union come to agreement, avoid lock out

Sports
By BJ Bethel
Dec 1, 2016
X

With only hours before its current deal ran out and the beginning of a possible lock out, Major League Baseball and the players union agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.

Details of the deal were reported by Joel Sherman of the New York Post and reported on MLB Network's MLB Tonight show.

The last baseball work stoppage was in 1994. It lasted through the winter resulted in the World Series being canceled. Coming off a record and historic World Series, the league and union wanted to avoid a work stoppage at all costs.

In Other News
1
McCoy: Reds blast Cardinals 9-1, split 4-game series
2
Greeneview grad hired as assistant coach at Duke
3
High School Football: OHSAA announces division changes for this fall
4
Reds demote former All-Star closer after he gave up three straight home...
5
Reds: Jeimer Candelario gets benched, then lands on the injured list

About the Author

BJ Bethel