After several weeks of exchanging proposals with the Players Association, Major League Baseball team owners unanimously approved for commissioner Rob Manfred to unilaterally impose a 2020 regular season.
It comes after the MLBPA voted to reject a 60-game proposal that included an expanded postseason and universal designated hitter for this year and next. Manfred is expected to set a schedule for 60 games and full prorated salaries.
The league and union had long been at odds over compensation for the season. Owners requested that players take another pay cut, dropping down from the prorated salaries previously promised to them in favor of other various arrangements.