After their latest proposal was turned down by the Players Association, Major League Baseball moved forward to implement a 60-game schedule for the 2020 regular season.
With the two sides agreeing to a Spring Training 2.0 start date of July 1 and health and safety protocols, business will pick up this week. Beginning Friday at 9 a.m. PT, the league’s transactions freeze will be lifted, allowing teams to once again make roster changes.
Then in less than a week’s time, camps for all 30 teams will reopen. However, players will instead participate in organized workouts at their home ballparks instead of Spring Training facilities due to the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks in Arizona and Florida.