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MLB Proposes Delayed 154-Game Season with Full Pay, Expanded Playoffs

According to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, MLB has submitted a proposal to the players union for a 154-game season that would start a month later and extend a week longer than currently scheduled. Players would receive full pay and the postseason would be expanded again, though perhaps not with the 16-team format we saw in 2020.

MLB on Friday proposed to the union a 154-game schedule with full pay, delayed by a month and extended by a week, sources say. Also, with expanded postseason. Union considering.

— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) January 31, 2021

The union is considering the offer, which was just made this past Friday, and should have a response in short order given how close we are to spring report dates.