The players union met with management representatives on Friday to discuss delaying the start of the 2017 season on account of the World Baseball Classic.
Nippon Professional Baseball has settled on a March 31 start for next season, but the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association would like that pushed back to allow players on NPB’s team to the WBC to better prepare for the start of the season.
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