<p><a class='ath autolink' href='https://theathletic.com/mlb/'>MLB</a> commissioner Rob Manfred has <a href="https://theathletic.com/news/mlb-canceling-first-2-series-of-2022-regular-season-commissioner-rob-manfred-says/ykuRKzp7K2Nm/" target= self>canceled the first two series</a> of the 2022 season, as the league and Major League Baseball Players Association continue talks more than three months after the lockout began on Dec. 2.</p><p></p><p>Players had negotiated with MLB and owners for nine straight days before Manfred announced the cancelation of regular-season games and the delay of Opening Day just after the league’s self-imposed 5 p.m. ET deadline Tuesday. Major matters such as the competitive balance tax thresholds, the minimum salary, and the size of a new pre-arbitration bonus pool leave the sides with a significant distance between their proposals.</p><p></p><p><
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