At long last, the MLB lockout was being lifted on Thursday, after the owners and players reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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As part of the tentative deal, Opening Day was expected to arrive on April 7, and free agency and other transactions were set to begin immediately, potentially marking an NBA-like bonanza of activity.
Of course, news of the agreement was well received by baseball-starved users on social media, who had long complained that they were mere collateral damage in the talks.
Here's just a small collection of the countless tweets marking the end of the 99-day lockout.
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