Here are this week’s KC Royals Midweek Musings while hoping all of you are staying safe.
Work on preserving labor peace. Major League Baseball’s rules control how the game is played on the field; MLB’s Basic Agreement controls the labor relationship between big-league players and the 30 teams that employ them. In its simplest form, the Basic Agreement is a contract negotiated between baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, the players’ union and exclusive bargaining agent.
The current Agreement took effect Dec. 1, 2016, and expires Dec.