Cincinnati Reds' pitcher Sonny Gray, from left, St. Louis Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt, Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Scherzer and New York Mets' Francisco Lindor arrive at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., for baseball labor negotiations, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. (Greg Lovett/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
By RONALD BLUM -- JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Another day ran off the clock on talks to salvage opening day when locked-out baseball players proposed what they considered a small move forward in drawn-out labor negotiations and management termed it a third straight step backward. Management again proposed a federal mediator enter the negotiations, but the union immediately turned down that idea, leaving Major League Baseball on track to lose regular-season games to a labor dispute for the first time since 1995. Less than a week remains until the sides reach what management says is a Monday deadline for a deal that would allow the season to start as scheduled on March 31. Players have not said whether they accept that timeframe, and there remains a sense both sides are awaiting more time pr
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