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Baseball is back!After the debacle that was Wednesday's meetings, MLB and the MLBPA have negotiated a new CBA, ending the 99-day lockout.The two sides went into Thursday's meetings blocked by the international draft. It had been one of the main talking points Bradrick Shaw Jersey during Wednesday night's meetings, with minor, yet notable, differences on the luxury tax, pre-arbitration pool, and minimum salary.The largest gap then became the arbitration pool. MLB's proposal ended with a total of John Mooney Jersey $40 million, while the player's proposal ended with a total of $85 million.Per Bob Nightengale, prior meetings saw the gap in the luxury tax drop to $8 million and the minimum salary drop to $10,000by the end of the agreement.The latest offer given by the league was an even closer deal. Their luxury tax offer rose by $2 million, their pre-arbitration offer rose by $10 million and their minimum salary offer rose by $10,000 at the end of the Quinton Dial Jersey agreement.Scroll to ContinueThough the Union executive board voted against MLB's proposal, Marquez White Jersey the 30 team representatives were enough to make e-board votes null, according to .The agreement comes with an arrangement for a full 162 game season. This wasn't guaranteed after the league canceled another week of games following Wednesday's meeting.The rescheduled games would be nine-inning doubleheaders according to , with the season being extended by three days.According to , the date for Adrian Clayborn Jersey players to report to their spring training camps would be March 13, with Opening Day being moved from March 31 to April 7.The free-agent market could open at midnight on Friday morning, opening the whole industry to deals and negotiations which froze during the lockout.More From SI's :