Although a March 26 agreement between Major League Baseball and the Players Association addressed service time and pay for a potential 2020 regular season, the two sides have been at odds over the past few weeks.
MLB team owners assert language in the March agreement calls for both parties to enter into a new round of negotiations if the sport faced a reality of not being able to begin the season with economic feasibility.
Owners have taken the stance they would lose more money by paying prorated salaries to players for games that don’t have fans in attendance than if the season was cancelled.