Report: MLB, union come to agreement, avoid lockout

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 01: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds doubles to right field to drive in a run in the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on October 1, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds defeated the Cubs 7-4. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 01: Joey Votto #19 of the Cincinnati Reds doubles to right field to drive in a run in the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on October 1, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds defeated the Cubs 7-4. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

With only hours before its current deal ran out and the beginning of a possible lock out, Major League Baseball and the players union agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement.

Details of the deal were reported by Joel Sherman of the New York Post and reported on MLB Network's MLB Tonight show.

Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated said the agreement had no major structural changes from the last agreement, but some details needed finished.

The last baseball work stoppage was in 1994. It lasted through the winter resulted in the World Series being canceled. Coming off a record and historic World Series, the league and union wanted to avoid a work stoppage at all costs.

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