MLB set to resume next month
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The 2020 Major League Baseball season is set to start in July, commissioner Rob Manfred said on Tuesday, after players signed off on health protocols and agreed to report to training.
The announcement that the season will begin July 23 or 24 comes after weeks of wrangling between owners and players over a framework for a season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon,” Manfred said in a statement.
“We have provided the Players Association with a schedule to play 60 games and are excited to provide our great fans with baseball again soon.”
Manfred’s comments came after the Major League Baseball Players Association said its members would report to training camps on July 1.
The MLB and the MLBPA had been at loggerheads over how to salvage a season that should have begun on March 26.
The league proposed a succession of deals that would have seen the players receive only a percentage of their salaries, prorated by number of games played.
Players pushed back against the league proposals, noting that they had already agreed to a pay cut in March and should not be required to accept a further reduction in salary.
The MLBPA wanted a longer regular season, but when the union rejected the most recent proposal owners voted on Monday to impose a 60-game schedule — contingent on agreement with players on health and safety.
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