As Major League Baseball hopes to stage a 2020 regular season, this has been a busy week for an exchange of proposals and counteroffers with the Players Association. The two sides hoped to have a deal in place by early June, which could have led to Opening Day being held on the Fourth of July.
Instead, MLB and the MLBPA are aiming to find common ground amid friction over how a March 26 agreement should be interpreted. The players have remained firm in their stance for full prorated salaries, while the league has sought variations of pay cuts.