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Report: MLB owners worried about cost of playing 2020 season

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As Major League Baseball mulls a return, there is yet another potential roadblock that stands in its way.

Citizens Bank Park has been home to the Phillies since 2004. (Gavin Baker/Icon Sportswire)

Per ESPN‘s Jeff Passan, multiple MLB owners have said that the cost of playing games with players being paid prorated salary would be higher than the cost of not playing games.

This presents another logistical hoop the league will need to jump through to get the 2020 MLB season underway. Would players be willing to take even further paycuts in the scenario that they have to play and live in isolation from the rest of the world for several months?