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Diamars 22 Februari 2022

MLB lockout talks resume in Florida as openers threatened

to have meetings with the
Colorado Rockies CEO Dick union every day in the com-
Monfort, chairman of the ing week.
owners’ labor policy com-
mittee, was expected to join a The lockout enters its 82nd
management delegation that day Monday. MLB on Fri-
includes Deputy Commis- day canceled spring training
sioner Dan Halem, the clubs’ games from Feb. 26 through
lead negotiator. March 4.

Bruce Meyer, the union’s While owners and players
chief negotiator, was expect- have participated by Zoom,
ed to be joined by players. the only ones to attend a
The site of negotiations is session in person have been
about 3 miles from the home Monfort and free-agent re-
of New York Mets pitcher liever Andrew Miller, on Jan.
Max Scherzer, among the 24.
eight players on the union’s
executive subcommittee. Until now, all talks during
the lockout had been in New
The ballpark usually would York at the offices of MLB
be the spring training home and the players’ association.
of the Miami Marlins and St.
Louis Cardinals at this time MLB told the union that Feb.
of year, but workouts failed 28 is the last possible day to
to start on time last Wednes- reach an agreement to allow
day due to baseball’s ninth openers on March 31, given
work stoppage, its first since the desire for four weeks of
1995. workouts and additional time
to ratify an agreement and
Monday’s session will be just have players report to camps
the seventh on core econom- in Florida and Arizona.
ics since the lockout started
Dec. 2, and the sides have But the sides agreed to less
met on consecutive days just training time after disrupted
(AP) — Major League salvage opening day re- day: Roger Dean Stadium once, on Jan. 24 and 25. MLB spring trainings in 1990, 1995
Baseball’s negotiations to sume at a new venue Mon- in Jupiter, Florida. said Friday that it intended and 2020.

Leeds wants temporary concussion subs after Koch incident

(AP) — Leeds has backed play protocols. weren’t prioritizing player cal teams more time to assess reducing pressure on players
calls for the introduction safety. a player’s condition. and medical teams to make
of temporary concussion “The medical staff at Leeds quick decisions on whether
substitutions after one of United have always been in The PFA said it has pushed “Introducing temporary sub- an injured player continues,”
its players played on fol- favor of temporary substi- for the introduction of tem- stitutes would allow a match the PFA said.
lowing a clash of heads af- tutions for head injuries,” porary concussion substitutes to restart with neither side
ter passing on-field tests, Leeds said, “as it would allow because it would allow medi- numerically disadvantaged,
only to be withdrawn 15 the staff more time to assess
minutes later having de- an injury and allow a period
veloped symptoms. for symptoms to potentially
develop.”
Robin Koch sustained a blow
to the head in a challenge Since last year, teams have
with Manchester United been able to make a perma-
midfielder Scott McTomi- nent concussion substitution
nay during a Premier League following a head injury. That
game on Sunday, but was allows them to retain their
cleared to continue — with three regulation substitu-
his head bandaged — follow- tions.
ing a lengthy delay while he
took concussion tests. Football Association guide-
lines state that players who
Koch was taken off shortly sustain a suspected concus-
after, supported by two of sion “should immediately be
Leeds’ medical staff. removed from the pitch and
not allowed to return until
Leeds manager Marcelo the appropriate treatment has
Bielsa said after the match been administered.”
that Koch was substituted be-
cause of the effects of a cut in Before Leeds’ update on
his head, not because he had Koch, the Professional Foot-
concussion symptoms. The ballers’ Association had said
club, though, said in a state- Monday that the “if in doubt,
ment on Monday that the sit them out” protocol was
Germany defender had suf- not being applied consistent-
fered a concussion and would ly in the sport and that the
now be following return-to- current concussion protocols