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MLBPA mulls MLB pitch for delayed 154-game season, sources say

The Major League Baseball Players Association is mulling over a proposal by MLB to delay the start of the 2021 season, and if the union does not provide a counteroffer early next week, spring training is likely to start in mid-February as scheduled, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.

After months of scattered dialogue, the parties find themselves in a similar position to last year when the coronavirus pandemic shut down the season: disagreeing over the proper path forward. The league's proposal to push back the start of spring training to late March and the beginning of the season to late April includes a 154-game schedule that would pay players their full 162-game salaries, according to sources.