We have a counterproposal from the MLB Players Association to the terms presented yesterday by Commissioner Rob Manfred, calling for a 70-game season with full prorated salaries, uniform sponsor patches and expanded playoffs in 2020 and 2021. (more…)
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New MLB offer: Full prorated salaries, 60-game season
Commissioner Rob Manfred generated a whole lot of buzz yesterday by proclaiming MLB and MLBPA had an agreement to agree on a 2020 MLB season return, but his proposal for a 60-game season with full prorated salaries didn’t seem to generate too much enthusiasm from players. (more…)
Tonight’s SportsCenter special to cover return of sports, more
This should be worth watching: Tonight’s ESPN SportsCenter two-hour special will cover the return of sports in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, with MLB’s Rob Manfred set to join other sports-league leaders in the discussion. (more…)
Players cut to the chase, ask MLB to set terms of a 2020 season
After it rejected an MLB plan for a 72-game season with reduced salaries, expanded playoffs, a July 14 season launch and a Sept. 27 end, the players union told MLB to just order a return to work, along the lines of what the pair agreed to in March when the COVID-19 pandemic caused a season shutdown. […]
MLB’s latest offer: 72 games, 80% prorated salaries
We have yet another “final” proposal presented to the players association from MLB for a 2020 season calling for 72 games, 80 percent of prorated salaries, expanded playoffs, a July 14 season launch and a Sept. 27 end to the regular season, with an October World Series. (more…)
Manfred: We’ll be playing baseball this summer and fall
After an exchange of proposals to launch the 2020 season that saw MLB and MLBPA inch closer to a resolution, Commissioner Rob Manfred vows there will be play this season, with a 50-game season a last resort. (more…)
Six Northwoods League teams to launch play July 1
A six-team pod of summer-collegiate Northwoods League teams will begin play on July 1, with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, Green Bay Booyah, La Crosse Loggers, Rockford Rivets, Wisconsin Rapids Rafters and Wisconsin Woodchucks launching their 2020 seasons. (more…)
Coastal Plain League announces July 1 season opener for three teams
The summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League will launch play on July 1 as three teams commit to regional play, with more teams coming on board depending on potential revisions in state and local regulations. (more…)
Latest MLB offer: 76 games, prorated salaries
So much for no more proposals from MLB for a 2020 season: Reports have MLB officials outlining a 76-game season with prorated salaries but additional playoff pool money, culminating in a Sept. 27 end of season and October World Series. (more…)
Why a 50-game season makes sense for MLB, MLBPA
With the clock ticking on a 2020 MLB season, the concept of a 50-game season and prorated player salaries seems to be gaining some momentum in MLB front offices. (more…)
Players reject MLB financial plan for 2020 season resumption
Well, that didn’t take long: after MLB presented a financial plan for the 2020 season that called for a truncated schedule and deep cuts in star player salaries, the MLBPA rejected it and will reportedly call for more games and no more additional cuts in player salaries. (more…)
MLB, MLBPA disagree on 2020 pay plan
The fate of the 2020 MLB season is still up in the air, as MLB officials sent the players association a financial plan for launching play that calls for deep pay cuts for the sport’s highest-paid players. (more…)
Japanese pro league to begin play June 19, without fans
Nippon Professional Baseball will launch its delayed 2020 season on June 19, as Japan continues to open portions of the country after cases of the coronavirus pandemic decline. (more…)