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The fact union chief Tony Clark and baseball commissioner Rob Manfred began meeting face to face this week was encouraging. But whether the KC Royals play soon remains to be seen.
Fans of the KC Royals, like those of the 29 other MLB clubs, want to see baseball before 2021. And while the threat of COVID-19 lurks, it is the continuing, almost inexplicable, inability of the players and owners to agree under what conditions 2020 baseball can be played that block the game’s resumption.
The parties’ positions are clear and entrenched.