Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the league had been forced to delay the start of the regular season after labor talks broke down
MIAMI: The start of the Major League Baseball season was delayed on Tuesday after marathon labor talks between team owners and players ended in deadlock.
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the league had been left with no choice but to cancel the opening round of fixtures after the stalemate, marking the first time in 27 years regular season games had been lost due to a labor dispute.
“The calendar dictates we’re not going to be able to play the first two series of the regular season and those games are officially cancelled,” Manfred told a press conference in Jupiter, Florida.
The new season had been due to get under way on March 31.
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