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After a negotiating session in Florida, Major League Baseball said only five days remain to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling locked out players games would be canceled otherwise.
Major League Baseball has canceled the first week of spring training games through March 4 in what is the first tangible consequence of the ongoing lockout.
In a move that will likely delay spring training - and perhaps threatens Opening Day - locked out players have rejected MLB s request for a federal mediator to enter stalled labor negotiations.
Major League Baseball is on the brink of its first work stoppage in nearly 30 years. Players and owners face a midnight deadline to finalize a new labor deal, but recent talks haven t been encouraging.