New York, New York—Major League Baseball has put forward their newest proposal to the Major League Baseball Players Association regarding a truncated 2020 season due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). In this newest proposal, commissioner Rob Manfred and the owners have put their heads together and offered what is arguably their strongest plan yet.
Unlike previous plans, which have been varying flavors of the same proposal—what amounts to 33% of player salaries when compared to a full season—MLB is presenting a simpler plan that they believe is more in tune with what the MLBPA wants. The core components of a plan include a three-game season and the provision of unlimited bananas as compensation in lieu of what sources say MLB scoffs as “fair wages.