The likelihood of seeing the Giants or A's take the field in a 2020 MLB season continues to dwindle.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN's Mike Greenberg that he now "can’t tell you that I’m a 100 percent certain that’s gonna happen” during a conversation that will air Monday night on the network.
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The commissioner has reversed course after saying on ESPN during Wednesday's telecast of the MLB Draft that "unequivocally we are going to play Major League Baseball this year."
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The MLB Players' Association emphatically rejected the league's latest proposal on Saturday, which would have put in place a 72-game regular season with players getting a guaranteed 70 percent of their prorated salaries. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark wrote in a statement that "it unfortunately appears that further dialogue with the league would be futile. It's time to get back to work. Tell us when and where."
The MLB sent a letter to the MLBPA on Monday that states there will be no 2020 season unless the players waive any potential grievances against the league, the Los Angeles Times' Bill Shaikin reports citing a source.
Things have gotten uglier and uglier in recent weeks between the two sides, and Manfred's comments to ESPN only further put the possibility of a 2020 MLB season in more jeopardy.