Last year, each side accused the other of not negotiating in good faith. Players held firm on receiving full prorated pay and pushed for a longer season, proposing one with as many as 114 games. In June, Manfred exercised the league’s right to impose a schedule, setting up a 60-game season at full prorated pay. This season, the sides returned to a 162-game season after the players’ union rejected an offer by M.L.B. in February to shorten the season by eight games and push the start back by nearly a month.

Source: New York Times May 14, 2021 21:22 UTC