NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred Jr. speaks at a press conference on youth initiatives hosted by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association at Citi Field on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Optimism abounds that MLB and the MLBPA will now finally get a deal done.
It’s the storyline that just won’t quit. Will they or won’t they? MLB and the MLBPA have been doing this dance for weeks, trading public barbs and half-baked offers in a fruitless attempt to have some semblance of a 2020 season.