Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball have been negotiating for months on a new working agreement after the current one expires at the end of 2020. A reported concession by MiLB could leave 42 minor league teams without affiliation, including the Angels’ rookie-league team in Orem.
When MLB and MiLB negotiators convene on a teleconference on Wednesday, multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations say MiLB will indicate that it agrees to 120 affiliated teams in a new PBA.
Such a concession by MiLB could be a clear step toward a deal.