After the union rejected the league's latest proposal, commissioner Rob Manfred plans to implement a season, reported to be 60 games in length, with a second round of spring training beginning July 1.
No, there was no agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' union, the union rejecting the league's latest proposal in a Monday vote.
MLB has decided to play a 60-game season if the union agrees to have their players report by July 1, and they agree on the safety and health protocols in their operating manual. MLB wants a decision by 5 p.m. TuesdayWith no deal, many of the changes being discussed for this shortened campaign might not happen, chiefly the expanded postseason, which could have grown the playoff field to 16 teams, more than half the league, and brought in significant TV money.
Despite dire warnings in recent weeks that there might have been no season at all, even a small amount of games always seemed probable, with television contracts providing too much financial incentive to stage a season. Still, the fallout of the mostly ugly financial fight between the owners and the players will remain a talking point for years to come, with The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal recently providing a stark reminder why:"The collective-bargaining agreement expires on Dec.
But even with all those ideas, red flags remain, particularly when it comes to the proposed testing strategy, which most alarmingly won't yield results, in most cases, for 24 hours, does not require teammates of players who test positive to quarantine and does not strictly limit players' movement in road cities.
Even a former world champ himself feared for the"bunch of crap" coming the way of whichever team wins it all at the end of an abbreviated campaign. Of course, there's a counter argument to be made, that this brief baseball sprint could provide a fascinating contrast to the typical marathon, one that is often criticized for having an at times glacial pace. It could bring a type of excitement baseball is often said to be searching for.
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