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NEW YORK -- Baseball owners and players have ratified the sports new five-year collective bargaining agreement, extending their labor peace to 26 years through 2021.The sides announced their approvals Wednesday, a day after holding votes in separate telephone meetings.This agreement allows us to build on the positive momentum from last season and promote a generation of young players, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.After eight work stoppages from 1972-95, the sides have negotiated deals without a strike or lockout in 2002, 2006, 2011 and this year. The new deal expires Dec. 1, 2021.Teams voted 29-1 to approve, and Tampa Bay Rays managing general partner Stuart Sternberg was the lone dissenting vote, a person familiar with that meeting told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the vote breakdown was not announced.While Sternberg declined to comment on the vote, he did express his views on the deal.I am thankful for the hard work, leadership, and spirit of compromise that were essential to this agreement coming together, he said in an email to the AP. However, twice a decade, the bargaining process provides an opportunity to address the extraordinary and widening competitive gap that exists on-field between higher and lower revenue clubs. I feel that opportunity was missed here.The union said its executive board unanimously ratified the Basic Agreement, Benefit Plan Agreement, Joint Drug Agreement and Joint Policy on Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child Abuse.Former All-Star first baseman Tony Clark led the unions negotiations for the first time. He took over as executive director following the death of Michael Weiner in November 2013.The players involvement during negotiations was both essential and unprecedented, and todays unanimous vote was the culmination of those efforts, Clark said in a statement. This was a team effort from beginning to end.Negotiators reached an agreement Nov. 30 in Irving, Texas, about 3+ hours before the expiration of the previous contract.The deal raises the luxury tax thresholds, increases some of the tax rates, imposes a hard cap on signing bonuses for international amateurs and bans smokeless tobacco for players who do not already have major league service.It also eliminates the provision that gave World Series home-field advantage to the All-Star winner and bans rookie hazing that includes costumes as women. Cheap Adidas Islanders Jerseys . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. 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Cheap New York Islanders Jerseys .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker.Vincent Kompany and Mousa Dembele have been ruled out of Belgiums World Cup Qualifier against Estonia. Roberto Martinez had insisted there was no injury to Manchester City captain Kompany, despite the defender missing Belgiums 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on Wednesday. Belgium vs Estonia November 13, 2016, 7:40pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass However, the Belgium head coach has confirmed the defender, along with Tottenhams Dembele, will not be available for Sundays visit of Estonia, live on Sky Sports 1. Kompany was named in Belgiums starting XI for the first time in a year against the Netherlands but, after warming up with the rest of the squad, was replaced by Watfords Christian Kabasele moments before the game.Martinez said he did not want to take any risks when explaining his decision to leave Kompany out of the friendly, but was confident he would be fit for the Group H clash this weekend. Martinez said Kompany did not feel right after withdrawing from the team to face the Netherlands The 30-year-old has made just two Premier League appearances for Pep Guardiolas Manchester City this season due to injuries and last played in the 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the EFL Cup in October.dddddddddddd. City have an away trip to Crystal Palace on November 19 following the international break, before a Champions League tie against Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League three days later, and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has already provided injury concern after limping out of Chiles draw with Colombia. Mousa Dembele started for Tottenham in the north London derby against Arsenal last weekend Tottenhams involvement in the Champions League also leaves them with a busy schedule after the international break, with Spurs set to face West Ham and Monaco within four days. Dembele has been an important part of Mauricio Pochettinos side this season and started in the north London derby draw with Arsenal. Watch Belgium v Estonia on Sunday, Sky Sports 1HD from 7.40pm Also See: Netherlands 1-1 Belgium World Cup qualifiers on Sky Man City fixtures Get a ￡10 free bet! ' ' '