Yet another twist in the nightmarish negotiations between MLB owners and the Major League Baseball Players’ Association. Turns out that commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA head Tony Clark had different interpretations of their face-to-face meeting earlier this week. The owners were already patting themselves on the back for generously green-lighting a 60-game regular season, unprepared for the union to counter-offer with 70 games, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
Long story short, both sides are targeting a potential Opening Day that’s only one month away (July 19). There will need to be a compromise by the conclusion of this weekend to make that feasible.