The last week was the most contentious between MLB owners and players regarding the 2020 season, with both sides accusing the other of negotiating in bad faith. But on Tuesday in Phoenix, commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA executive director Tony Clark met for several hours, trying to get a deal done.
“We left that meeting with a jointly developed framework that we agreed could form the basis of an agreement and subject to conversations with our respective constituents,” Manfred said in a statement on Wednesday. “I summarized that framework numerous times in the meeting and sent Tony a written summary today.