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MLB and MLBPA reached an agreement on Service Time for 2020

Thursday, March 26 was supposed to be Opening Day for baseball. Instead, the season has been delayed as the sports world is on hold. The MLB played 30 classic baseball games for their new promo OpeningDayAtHome. While baseball fans were watching reruns of their favorite teams, the league was busy as they made an announcement regarding the upcoming season that will have a ripple effect.

The MLB and MLBPA came to an agreement on the possibility of a shortened/canceled season. Jeff Passan of ESPN stated, “…the players and MLB primarily agreed that the 2020 season will not start until each of the following conditions are met:”.