The fate of the 2020 season now appears to be in commissioner Rob Manfred's hands.
The MLB Players' Association on Monday rejected the latest proposal from the owners, reportedly by a vote of 33-5, allowing the commissioner to implement a season of the length preferred by owners and the league.
The latest proposal would have called for a 60-game season with expanded playoffs. In rejecting the proposal, the players said they "remain fully committed to proceeding under our current agreement and getting back on the field for the fans, for the game, and for each other."
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The referenced agreement is the March pact made two weeks after the coronavirus shut down spring training and indefinitely postponed the start of the season. That deal allowed commissioner Manfred to determine the length of a season if a new deal was not reached, and it appears that move is imminent:
The two sides have disagreed on just about everything since that March deal, and if the commissioner chooses to start the season, they now will try to come to terms on far more serious issues. There are safety concerns on both sides, demonstrated by Friday's closing of spring training facilities across Arizona and Florida. The Giants shut down their facility because one player working out there was showing symptoms consistent with the coronavirus.
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If the commissioner imposes a season, the expectation is that the Giants will gather in San Francisco for a second spring training. It will be a scramble, with team officials still unsure of how much time they will have to prepare the ballpark.
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