CYBERSPACE (AP) — What was supposed to be Opening Day is now closed. Major League Baseball says the first games of the season are postponed after the players refused to accept what owners call their best, final offer. The teams locked out the players, keeping them from using club facilities to prep for the new season. They also set the deadline for players to sign a new labor deal or forfeit Opening Day. In a post on their site, the Major League Baseball Players Association says players and fans “are disgusted, but sadly not surprised” that the season won’t start on time
Photo: Tony Clark, second from left, executive director of the baseball players association, appears at a news conference with pitcher Andrew Miller, left, Bruce Meyer, chief union negotiator, second from right, and New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer, right, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Jupiter, Fla. Major League Baseball has canceled opening day. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Tuesday the sport will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute for the first time in 27 years after acrimonious lockout talks collapsed in the hours before management’s deadline. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
