Sources: MLB and union, very far from possible settlement

JUPITER, Fla. — Five hours in the boardroom Monday — sometimes together, sometimes in their own group — didn’t amount to much progress between MLB and the MLB Players Association, as the sides remain very close. away to reach an agreement in a new collective bargaining, sources told ESPN.

In offices overlooking the spring field where the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins train, leadership from both sides began what is an important week of negotiations to preserve Opening Day on March 31.

The start of spring training has already been delayed with games postponed until at least March 5 as owners continue to lock out players.

Major economic issues including the competitive balance tax, minimum wages and revenue sharing were not addressed in any meaningful way on Monday, according to sources familiar with the talks.

The league believes it is the union’s turn to commit to a CBT proposal after recently amending its last offer with modest raises in the last three years of the next collective bargaining agreement. Last year would require a first tax threshold of $222 million with tougher financial penalties across the system. The union wants to see a raise of up to $245 million as soon as next season without worsening penalties.

After meeting for more than an hour on Monday, the parties parted ways to speak with each other for several hours before meeting again. They parted ways again before calling him a day after 6 pm ET.

No one on either side believed Monday would be a game changer, as the deadline to play Opening Day on time is at least a week away, but major progress must be made on core economic issues before be too late. The parties will meet again on Tuesday.

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Sources: MLB and union, very far from possible settlement