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New York Yankee players will receive partial play while not playing ball due to the coronavirus shortened season. The MLB and the Players Association have come to an agreement according to Ken Rosenthal of the Atlantic. The players have agreed to the proposal as of last night and the owners will vote on it Today.
Here are the main points of the deal, according to Rosenthal and ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
1. The New York Yankees will give players a salary advance of $170 million for April and May and the players will keep the money if fears over COVID-19 force MLB to cancel the whole season, Passan said.