When Major League Baseball cancelled the remainder of Spring Training, there was hope — albeit slim — the coinciding delay to start the 2020 regular season would only last two weeks. However, three months have passed, and the sport doesn’t appear to be on the verge of a return.
MLB and the Players Association remain at odds over interpretation of a March 26 agreement that settled service time and addressed pay. But language in that deal called for the two sides to re-negotiate prorated salaries if the sport faced significant economic challenges.
That has manifested with most states not yet allowing fans to attending sporting events.