As MLB and players struggle to reach deal for 2020 season, many around baseball are concerned about the impact Scott Boras is having on negotiations.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
MLB, players make progress to play in 2020, but can’t agree on length of season
MLB and players are optimistic they can reach a deal to save the 2020 season, but continue to argue about how many games will be played.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred ‘not confident’ there will be a 2020 season
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Time running out: MLB commissioner could implement shortened season even without players’ approval
“If we don’t get an agreement real soon, this is going to be ugly,” one high-ranking baseball executive said of the impasse with the players.
MLB players union sends counter-proposal, ask for 114-game regular season, opt-out option, two years of expanded playoffs
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