After several months of back-and-forth negotiations, Major League Baseball announced on Monday evening that the 2020 season has been scheduled to proceed under an agreement previously reached in March between the owners and the players’ union. The announcement indicates that the owners unanimously agreed to launch the campaign after further negotiations with the players failed to result in a deal.
The statement issued by the league is dependent upon two directives to the union—the players’ ability to report to camp within a week (by July 1) and the ratification of safety and testing protocols. The league is requesting that the union respond to the directives by 5 p.