The combination of Major League Baseball’s hostile labor battle with its players’ union and a surge in coronavirus cases in Florida and elsewhere left the game with dwindling options to stage a 2020 season. The owners rejected the union’s proposal for a 70-game schedule and said they wouldn’t offer a counter proposal. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred could now look to impose a season of a length of his choosing, likely in the neighborhood of 50 games, with players receiving full prorated pay. Management offered 60 games earlier...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 19, 2020 21:09 UTC