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MLB Rejects MLBPA's 70-Game Offer, Rob Manfred Says 'This Needs to Be Over'

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is apparently tired of the back and forth between the owners and the players as they attempt to reach an agreement on how to start the 2020 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"This needs to be over," Manfred said Thursday, per ESPN. "Until I speak with owners, I can't give you a firm deadline."

The comment comes after MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark released a statement about the players' latest proposal and said, "We believe this offer represents the basis for an agreement on a resumption of play.