Dodgers fans got a little bit of good news earlier today with the hopeful June start date, but now some bad news. Major League Baseball relented on the issue of service time with the players, paving the way for Mookie’s free agency after 2020.
The player’s union pushed to make sure that regardless of whether or not games were played this year, players would receive credit for the year. For Mookie Betts, he has one year until he is able to enter free agency. This decision would essentially make it so that Betts would not have to play a single game for the Dodgers if the league calls off the season.