Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred gestures as he answers questions during a news conference at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., after negotiations with the players’ association toward a labor deal last Tuesday. Manfred said he was canceling the first two series of the season that was set to begin March 31, dropping the schedule from 162 games to likely 156 games at most, although the players’ association will be able to negotiate for how many games, if any, ultimately are played and how many they are paid for. Manfred said the league and union have not made plans for future negotiations. (Wilfredo Lee/AP PHOTO)
By Ronald Blum, AP BASEBALL WRITER JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball’s financial fight cost regular-season games for the first time in 27 years…
