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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has had a hard time making changes he wants to the league.
Per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, he was not shy about his discussing the latest round of negotiations:
Jeff PassanRob Manfred: There will not be substantive rules changes in 2017 due to "lack of cooperation from the MLBPA."
February 21, 2017 at 9:08:12 PM GMT
However, Howard Bryant of ESPN reported MLB plans to use a dugout signal in place of issuing four balls for a intentional walk starting in the 2017 season.