After two and one-half months of stalemate, Major League Baseball (MLB) Owners and the Players Union made some concessions in negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). It was the ninth straight day of discussion and 16 hours of discussion Monday through the night giving way to the owners extended the deadline to Tuesday 5 p.m. ET. The prior first six meetings concentrated primarily on economics during the lockout, as both sides proposed their demands long ago. Only agreeing to provide higher minimum salaries to young players, the two sides were still far apart in all other regards. MLB has the lowest earnings for rookies compared to most other top professional leagues. Progress was made as the owners conceded in some of their proposals. In 2016, the owners controlled much of the financial agreement. “We’re working at it,” said MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, around 6 p.m. on Monday after the second session …