The league took a threatening tone in talks with the players on Monday and voiced a willingness to miss a month's worth of regular season games, according to a report.

The first meeting between the two parties today reportedly lasted only 40 to 45 minutes, but they were expected to negotiate again.

The Associated Press estimates that every day of canceled games will result in roughly $20 million in missed salary for players.

Derek Jeter has stepped down as both CEO and a shareholder of the Miami Marlins.

The move came as a surprise nearly 4 1/2 years after the Hall of Famer joined the club's front office. The Marlins had the fourth-worst record in baseball over Jeter's four seasons, making the playoffs only in 2020.

"Through hard work, trust and accountability, we transformed every aspect of the franchise, reshaping the workforce and developing a long-term strategic plan for success," Jeter said in a statement. "That said, the vision for the future of the franchise is different than the one I signed up to lead."

Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from Jeffrey Loria.

The New York Mets checked in on the availability of Freddie Freeman prior to the lockout, according to a report.

The Mets have been big spenders this offseason, adding Max Scherzer, Starling Marte, Eduardo Escobar, and Mark Canha.

Freeman has spent his entire career with the Atlanta Braves.

The New York Yankees were expected to be in the market for a shortstop this offseason and they reached out to Carlos Correa before the Major League Baseball lockout, according to a report.

Correa is believed to be seeking even more than Corey Seager received in his 10-year, $325 million deal with the Texas Rangers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Dave Roberts are in talks about a contract extension.

The two sides intend to have an agreement finalized before the start of the 2022 season.

Roberts is entering the final season of his contract.

The Washington Nationals have signed Jordan Weems to a Minor League contract.

The deal includes an invitation to Spring Training for the right-hander.

Weems, 29, made his Major League debut in 2020. He posted a 3.21 ERA over 14 innings with the Oakland Athletics that year.

The record for the most expensive collectible sports ticket was set with Heritage Auctions early Sunday.

A ticket stub from Jackie Robinson's 1947 debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, graded by PSA, sold for $480,000.

The Mets have hired Elizabeth Benn as director of major league operations, making her the franchise's highest-ranking female baseball operations employee ever, according to multiple reports.

The news was first reported by SNY.

Benn has worked for Major League Baseball since finishing a master's degree in philosophy at Columbia in 2017. She has had roles in youth programs, labor relations and baseball operations with the league.

Despite a long day of conversations between MLB and the MLBPA on Sunday, the sides still remain far apart on a new collective bargaining agreement, a union source told ESPN.

The six-plus hours of meetings came a day before a league-imposed deadline that will trigger the cancellation of regular-season games. If the sport doesn't have a new collective bargaining agreement by the end of negotiations on Monday, Opening Day on March 31 will be canceled along with potentially a week's worth of games.

The league has indicated it wants about four weeks of spring training before opening the season, hence the Feb. 28 deadline in order to play on March 31.

Major League Baseball negotiations moved to the verge of a breakdown after taking several steps forward Saturday, leaving less than two days until management's deadline for an agreement to salvage Opening Day on March 31 and a 162-game schedule.

While the sides moved toward each other on some topics as they negotiated for the sixth straight day, they remained far apart on the biggest economic issues: luxury tax thresholds and rates, the minimum salary and the new pre-arbitration bonus pool.

Players were angered by the state of negotiations but after some discussion agreed to meet with the league again on Sunday for a seventh straight day.