First day of spring training canceled

Spring training games through March 5 have been canceled and the two sides will be meeting daily in order to speed an agreement.

Guardians Notes

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As negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association continue, the league announced Friday that the first week of exhibition games will not be played.

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