MLB luxury tax increases to $195M in new deal

The agreement was reached just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, three hours before the old CBA was set to expire. It is still subject to ratification and there are myriad details still to be worked out.

But the big issues, the potential sticking points, were worked out over a marathon bargaining session that spanned nearly 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday.

“CBA is done…baseball you may proceed with your regularly scheduled events,” Tigers ace Justin Verlander tweeted.

Specifics have yet to be released, but according to several national reports, here are some of the bullet points of the new agreement:

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