Start Of Major League Baseball Spring Training Delayed

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Published on February 16 2022 6:02 am
Last Updated on February 16 2022 6:03 am

The start of  Major League Baseball’s spring training has now officially been delayed as negotiations continue between the league and the locked-out players, with pitchers and catchers having been scheduled to report today.

This is the first time spring training hasn’t started on time since 1995. MLB won’t announce a disruption to spring training, however, until February 26 -- if an agreement hasn’t been reached by then -- when exhibition openers can’t be played. 

 

Four M.L. Players Testify About Drugs

Four Major League Baseball players testified Tuesday about getting oxycodone pills from a former employee of the Los Angeles Angels who’s accused of providing the drugs to Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs that led to his 2019 overdose death.

Pitchers Matt Harvey, Mike Morin and Cam Bedrosian and first basebaman C.J. Cron all played for the Angels at some point from 2017 to 2019.

Prosecutors alleged it was during that time that Angels employee Eric Kay got drugs for players. Kay, who was the team’s public relations contact on many road trips, is on trial on federal drug distribution and drug conspiracy charges.