No MLB work stoppage: New CBA agreed to by MLB owners and players is now official

An agreement between the two sides was reached, but it wasn't official until Wednesday

A few weeks ago, Major League Baseball owners and the Players Association (MLBPA) agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement that will be in effect for the next five years. On Wednesday, MLB clubs ratified the new CBA.

The agreement means there will have been no work stoppage from 1995 through 2021, good for the longest drought of work stoppage in major American professional sports.

"This agreement allows us to build on the positive momentum from last season and promote a generation of young players who represent the National Pastime extraordinarily well," commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "We are looking forward to the many opportunities ahead to continue the game's growth."

We've hit on the major and even minor details of the CBA previously. Some of the finer points are that World Series home field advantage now will go to the team with the better record and not involve the All-Star Game anymore, the disabled list will now be 10 days instead of 15 and there will be a big increase in random drug testing.

Most of the changes won't really be noticed in the day-to-day rituals of being a fan and are more procedural for the teams and players, but he bottom line is a deal got done and neither the offseason or, most importantly, any regular season were affected.