Just when you think the obvious disconnect between the player’s union and MLB owners was the only thing keeping baseball from being played in 2020, thing again.
Just within the last week, 40 MLB players and staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to Bob Nightingale of USA Today Sports. Due to the recent spike in positive cases, the players chose to delay their vote on whether or not to accept the MLB’s latest 60-game proposal or force commissioner Rob Manfred to implement his own season schedule for the 2020 season.
If the players decide to reject the 60-game offer, it would also open up Manfred and the MLB to a potential grievance filed by the player’s union.