CHICAGO, IL – MAY 05: Chairman and owner Jerry Reinsdorf of the Chicago White Sox (L) talks with Rob Manfred, commissioner of the baseball, before a game between the White Sox and the Boston Red Sox at U.S. Cellular Field on May 5, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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Chicago White Sox baseball is back.
The Major League Baseball lockout is over as the owners and players’ association agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.
After all the haggling about a competitive balance tax, minimum salaries, and an international draft, the owners and players made peace and decided to play ball.
It came close to where there was the potential of more games being canceled.
Union executive board appears to be voting against approval. Uncertain how this could affect full player vote.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 10, 2022
The players decided to overrule its executive board.
Union executive board vote was 8-0 against the MLB proposal but teams voted 26-4 in favor of it, carrying the day, Unusual that the general player population goes so far against player leadership.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) March 10, 2022
It is great to have baseball back. Hopefully, the Chicago White Sox have a special season ending with a World Series win.
One thing is for sure, the lockout put a damper on the usual excitement for the 2022 Chicago White Sox season.
The 2022 White Sox season was supposed to be part of the contention window they took years to put together. The more it becomes potentially compromised, the worse for a fan base that hasn’t gotten to fully enjoy their team’s rise to prominencehttps://t.co/lVvuL9S2vj
— James Fegan (@JRFegan) March 10, 2022
Chicago White Sox fans just cannot catch a break.
At the same time, this lockout is nowhere near as bad as the 1994 strike was for the Chicago White Sox.
Reason 1: Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was not driving the owners, hardline stance.
Reinsdorf was one of baseball’s most powerful owners in the mid-1990s.