Despite a March 26 agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association that addressed service time and pay for what was taking shape to be an unprecedented 2020 regular season, the two sides have remain at odds over the past month.
Team owners have taken the stance they are unable to pay full prorated salaries for an 82-game season that would at minimum begin with most teams unable to play in front of fans. MLB reportedly is willing to give precedent to local government directives, which at present time would amount to Texas-based teams playing home games with fans in attendance.