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Elephant Rumblings: MLB faces major backlash for threat to cancel 2020 season

Good morning, Athletics Nation!

Welcome to the latest installment of the labor dispute between MLB and its Players Association. Things somehow got even worse on Monday, as Commissioner Rob Manfred said he was no longer confident that a 2020 season would happen. “Unfortunately, I can’t tell you that I’m 100% certain that’s going to happen,” he told Mike Greenberg of ESPN (click link to see video of full comment).

This statement by Manfred came just five days after he said “unequivocally we are going to play Major League Baseball this year,” putting a 100% likelihood on it.