Players have been furious at slow free-agent markets during the first two off-seasons of the five-year labour contract. Management and the union agreed to discuss a renegotiation and extension of the current deal, set to expire on Dec. 1, 2021. Tony Clark, head of the MLB Players Association, stands on the field before the All-Star Futures baseball game in Miami. Baseball players and management are headed to early labor negotiations that could lead to significant economic changes in the collective bargaining agreement and possibly a new deal past the current expiration of December 2021. Players wanted to cut down on late-season trades in an effort to prevent teams from jettisoning veterans and becoming less competitive.

Source: thestar March 14, 2019 15:11 UTC