MLB, Union in Holding Pattern on How to Proceed Once Baseball Resumes

Sloan Park will host a "skeleton crew" until baseball resumes. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Officials from Major League Baseball and the players union met Friday and Saturday to discuss plans on how to move forward once play resumes, but they achieved little clarity due to the dynamic situation facing them. As Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweeted Sunday, the two sides “mainly discussed the most immediate items for workouts, player pay, etc.”

There were also “broad talks” about the schedule, which will have to be amended significantly once a start date is established. Rules about guaranteed off-days and travel distance might have to be suspended entirely, though a lot of that depends on how…