On Monday evening, the MLB Players Association voted to reject Major League Baseball's proposal for a 2020 season, according to CBS Sports HQ's Jim Bowden. The proposal called for, among other things, a 60-game season, an expanded postseason, and no additional salary guarantees should the season be canceled due to the novel coronavirus.
The vote -- which featured one MLBPA representative per team and eight members of the union's executive committee -- was 33-5 against the proposal, Bowden confirmed.
The MLBPA released a statement Monday evening implying it was done negotiating with the league over the specifics of a return-to-play plan.
The next step is expected to see commissioner Rob Manfred impose a season on the players. Manfred gained the right to do so as part of a March agreement between the sides. He'd resisted exercising that right due to concerns from the owners' side about a potential union grievance, which would claim the owners did not negotiate in good faith and with the intent to play as many games as possible.
Indeed, the union waiving its right to a grievance seemingly became a central part of the negotiations late in the process. Still, with no agreement in place and time running out, Manfred will presumably turn to his last-resort option -- one that will then, in all likelihood, spur a grievance from the union that could prove financially costly if the players can prove the owners were intentionally dribbling out the clock.
The union vote comes on the heels of more harrowing news as 40 MLB players and staff members have reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent days. MLB has reportedly ordered all spring training sites to be closed and sanitized, and personnel must test negative for COVID-19 before being allowed to return.
Follow along below with updates on the status of the 2020 MLB season.
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