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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball extended its deadline for salvaging opening day and a 162-game season until Tuesday at 5 p.m. after a marathon of 13 bargaining sessions over 16 1/2 hours produced progress toward a deal but left the sides still far apart.Players and management started their eighth straight day of bargaining Monday at 10 a.m.
Major League Baseball and the players' union were in place and ready to talk again after management pushed back its deadline to 5 p.m. Tuesday to end the lockout and salvage opening day.
Major League Baseball gave itself and the players' association six hours to salvage opening day.
Negotiations continued into Tuesday as MLB officials gave management and players one last day to reach an agreement and end the lockout in time to save opening day.
And here you thought trade deadline day was crazy.