With the Major League Baseball Players Association voting to reject the 60-game proposal they received last week, it shifted the focus back onto commissioner Rob Manfred and the likelihood he would impose a 2020 season as agreed to on March 26.
“Today, the Major League Baseball Players Association informed us that they have rejected the agreement framework developed by Commissioner Manfred and Tony Clark. Needless to say, we are disappointed by this development,” MLB said in a statement.
The league also made it clear they intend to proceed with setting a schedule, but first are seeking cooperation from the MLBPA on a start date for Spring Training 2.