Baseball fans who have been wondering whether MLB will return in 2020 got their answer this evening. After the MLBPA rejected the league’s 60-game proposal in a 33-5 vote earlier —a proposal that included expanded playoffs and the universal DH in 2020—the owners voted unanimously in a conference call with Rob Manfred to have the commissioner impose a season.
In a statement released by MLB following the call, the league affirmed that, “In view of this rejection, the MLB Clubs have unanimously voted to proceed with the 2020 season under the terms of the March 26th agreement.