Major League Baseball took a step toward returning to the field, but significant hurdles remain before a plan can be enacted, and Monday's decisions by the league's owners set the stage for a potentially ugly battle with the MLB Players Association.
According to multiple reports, MLB's owners approved a proposal for the 2020 season on a call Monday morning, with the proposal set to be presented to the MLBPA on Tuesday. While there are plenty of details to iron out, two issues loom over all the rest.
Players will want a guarantee that they can safely play the game at a time when much of society is still shut down by COVID-19, including the majority of the cities where players would begin to play in July.