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MLB season to start on time after players reject delay Players will start reporting to spring training in two weeks and the regular season will begin on April 1. By RONALD BLUMAssociated Press Share Major League Baseball had proposed a 154-game season that would start in late April, but the players’ association rejected the plan on Monday. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will proceed with an on-time start to spring training and the season after players rejected a...

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will proceed with an on-time start to spring training and the season after players rejected a plan Monday night to delay reporting by a more than a month."In light of. . .

Bruce Meyer, the union’s director of collective bargaining, called deputy commissioner Dan Halem on Monday to inform him the proposal had been rejected, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because that detail was not announced. Halem then asked Meyer to make a counteroffer, and Meyer sent an email asking MLB to guarantee salary and service time in the event of an interruption, one of the people said. MLBs proposal Fri...

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will proceed with an on-time start to spring training and the season after players rejected a plan Monday night to delay reporting by a more than a month. “In light of the MLBPA’s rejection of our proposal, and their refusal to counter our revised offer this afternoon, we are moving forward and instructing our clubs to report for an on-time start to spring training and the championship season, subject to reaching an agreement on health...

12:35pm CDT 12:35pm: The league has announced that both Hill and Ibanez have been named senior vice presidents of on-field operations. Specifically, Hill will oversee umpiring and on-field disciplinary matters at both the major league and minor league level. Ibanez, meanwhile, will focus on issues pertaining to rules, equipment and on-field technology. Beyond that pairing, the league also has hired former outfielder Rajai Davis as a director of on-field operations, where he’ll share that titl...