MLBPA Negotiator Drops Hammer on Owners for Keeping Baseball From America
Major League Baseball remains without a plan to play the 2020 season after the first week of June. Time is running out and fans are now stuck in the middle of a battle between players and owners over money.
The players made their demands and so did the owners. The result is a stalemate and the loser in all of this is the fans. Players know this and Bruce Meyer, chief negotiator for the MLBPA, sent a strong letter to the owners telling them how Americans are being deprived of the game we love.
MLBPA negotiator tells MLB owners they are 'depriving America of baseball' as talks drag on https://t.co/fwW3nd4ia1
— CBS Sports MLB (@CBSSportsMLB) June 7, 2020
Both sides are also in the midst of a public relations battle. The owners are trying to make the players look greedy and vice versa. One key thing of note is that the players had agreed to prorated salaries back in March, only for the owners to make a new deal that was not agreed upon.
Major League Baseball made official what was expected since Sunday in formally rejecting the MLB Players Association’s 114-game proposal, sources tell ESPN. MLB is not countering, which brings the possibility of it implementing a 50-game season into play. First: @Ken_Rosenthal.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 3, 2020
It is far easier to be more sympathetic toward the players considering most owners are billionaires. Not agreeing to the players' deal and potentially opting for a 50-game season could mean players revolt and don't play.
No one wins there and it could do irreparable damage to the sport, costing the owners billions of dollars in revenue. It is up to them to decide if they want to keep depriving the country of baseball by dragging this battle out even longer.