On the first business day after major league players told the league to tell them “when and where” to report for work, the owners shot back in two ways.
Commissioner Rob Manfred, in an interview scheduled to air Monday night on ESPN, retreated from his pledge last week that the chances of a 2020 season were “100 percent.”
Separately, the league sent a letter to the union saying games would not be scheduled unless the union waives legal claims against the league, according to a person familiar with the letter. In particular, the owners want the players to sign away the right to a potential grievance hearing.