Major League Baseball

MLB, umpires ratify 5-year labor contract through 2019

Published Jan. 21, 2015 3:07 p.m. ET

foxsports

Baseball owners and major league umpires have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement that extends through the 2019.

Major League Baseball made the announcement Wednesday.

The deal was agreed to in late December and was subject to approval by MLB and the World Umpires Association. The previous agreement expired Dec. 31.

Get more from Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

in this topic