The players want more games. Monday was another discouraging day for the players and the owners, those bickering bedfellows who control the resumption of a sport still stubbornly on pause. (The players’ union must agree to any potential postseason expansion beyond the current format.) The players agreed in March to take prorated salaries based on how many games they played in 2020, and they have not budged from that stance. Their refusal to do so has exasperated Manfred, whose latest proposal, on Monday, is sure to be rejected by the union.

Source: New York Times June 08, 2020 23:15 UTC