San Diego Padres left fielder Allen Cordoba passes a logo for Play Ball, an initiative from Major League Baseball and USA Baseball, during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in 2017 in San Diego. Players voted Thursday to accept MLB's offer on new labor deal, paving way to end 99-day lockout and salvage 162-game season. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption
Locked gates are shown at Truist Park home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Atlanta. Negotiators for locked-out players made their latest counteroffer to Major League Baseball on Wednesday. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
Tony Clark, second from left, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, appears at a news conference with, from left, free agent pitcher Andrew Miller, chief union negotiator Bruce Meyer and New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Jupiter, Fla. The players' union has launched a $1 million fund to assist workers impacted by canceled games. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption