Union makes counteroffer on 98th day of lockout

Published March 9, 2022 1:10 PM

By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players made their latest counteroffer to Major League Baseball after Commissioner Rob Manfred let pass his deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season. The sides negotiated on and off for 16 1/2 hours until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, then broke for the union to hold a morning conference call with its executive board. Union chief negotiator Bruce Meyer and general counsel Ian Penny then walked three blocks through a wintry mix of rain and snow to deliver the proposal to MLB’s office, then headed back to the union headquarters.

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