Per Enrique Rojas, the players are going to vote on the current proposal from MLB today. If the players approve, we will have a 60 game MLB schedule starting in mid-July, with expanded playoffs for 2020 and 2021, universal DH, and players receiving pro-rated salaries for the 2020 season, with both sides waiving their right to pursue a grievance. If the players don’t approve, then owners will unilaterally implement a schedule, expected to be either 48 or 52 games.
The expectation had been that the 60 game schedule would be rejected by the players, but with the current spate of positive COVID-19 tests among players and staffers, together with an increase in cases in places like Arizona, Texas and Florida, it may be that players feel like this is the best they are going to do as far as a number of games played, and they’d rather lock in a plan now than continue to be in limbo.