Major League Baseball reached a new labor agreement with its players union, ending a three-month lockout and paving the way for the season to start next month.
The tentative agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association still must be approved by team owners, a spokesman for the union said Thursday. Opening day is scheduled for April 7, a week late, and the league is expected to play a full 162-game schedule, ESPN reported.
The deal averts a potential disaster for MLB, which was already coping with the loss of TV viewers and looking for ways to speed up games ...
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