Major League Baseball and the players association are still working to end the league’s current lockout. ESPN reports the sides weren’t able to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday. Though there were some positive gains as the MLB reportedly agreed to accept parameters of a pre-arbitration bonus pool. The sides do remain apart on a starting minimum salary for first-year players, revenue sharing and a competitive balance tax. It’s reported that a deal would need to be reached by February 1st to avoid delaying the start of spring training camps.
David Ortiz will be a baseball Hall of Famer, while Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will not. Ortiz was announced into the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Class Tuesday. Also known as “Big Papi,” Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star and also won World Series championships in 2007 and 2013. Bonds and Clemens did not make the cut in what was their last year on the ballot.