JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players and owners have recessed their talks until Monday, the day Major League Baseball had set as a deadline to salvage March 31 openers.
The sides held a series of short and more frequent meetings that management considered productive. The talks stretched into Sunday night and are set to resume at 10 a.m.
MLB said that by the end of Monday's session — whenever it finishes — either there will be a deal or the league will begin to cancel regular-season games. MLB had said that was the latest date an agreement could be reached to allow enough training time to start the season as scheduled and play 162 games.