Major League Baseball has told the Players Association that the union needs to either work out a new financial arrangement or wait until the COVID-19 pandemic dies down and fans can attend games again before the 2020 season can begin.
This is according to a report by Jon Heyman.
MLB in recent talks gave the union 2 options: 1) negotiate a new financial arrangement (sonething other than prorated pay for players playing games with no fans in attendance) or 2) wait until the Coronavirus yo clear to the point where fans can attend games.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 19, 2020
In March, the league and union came to agreement to pay players a prorated portion of their 2020 salary. It was understood at this time that fans may not be able to attend games in 2020.
However, MLB has since tried to backtrack from that deal. The league projects they will lose $640,000 per game over an 82-game schedule if they have to pay players their prorated salaries. The union has requested access to the league’s financial documents to confirm those figures.
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