Major League Baseball's postseason plan is nearly set, with the approval of the MLB Players Association all that's left standing between baseball and a bubble, sources told ESPN.
While questions about when and how families would enter the bubble remain unresolved, a neutral-site playoff format of some variety is expected to be finalized sometime next week, sources said.
In the March agreement between the parties, MLB was given authority to stage a postseason that mimics the bubbles that the NBA and NHL have used to shield their players and staff from a COVID-19 outbreak. In order to modify protocols -- a key to a robust bubble -- the players must agree to changes.