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Cubs, Sox Can Play: MLB Lockout Over
The regular season was pushed back again, but the Sox will take on the Cubs at spring training next week.
CHICAGO, IL — There will be baseball — and for Chicago fans, it will start with a Cubs vs. White Sox spring training game. More than a week after MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association failed to come to an agreement, a deal was reached Thursday, ending the lockout and ensuring a full season of major league ball will happen.
The Cubs will face the Sox in an afternoon game in Arizona on March 18.
While two weeks' worth of regular-season games were canceled, the White Sox will kick off the regular season with an April 15 home game against Tampa Bay, starting off a three-game series.
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The Cubs will start the season in Colorado for a series against the Rockies starting April 14. Their home opener is set for April 18 against Tampa Bay.
The players union's executive board approved a labor agreement with MLB in a 26-12 vote, pending ratification by players, the Associated Press reported.
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The Cubs reacted to the news with a tweet saying simply, "Baseball."
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