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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred flew to Arizona to meet face to face with MLBPA executive director Tony Clark today in order to restart negotiations for the 2020 season, Manfred said in a statement. Both of them started building the framework for a potential 2020 season, during which Clark reportedly was willing to give up the right to file a grievance against the MLB for delaying the season so long.
Manfred's statement said that "At my request, Tony Clark and I met for several hours yesterday in Phoenix. We left that meeting with a jointly developed framework that we agreed could form the basis of an agreement and subject to conversations with our respective constituents," Manfred said. "I summarized that framework numerous times in the meeting and sent Tony a written summary today. Consistent with our conversations yesterday, I am encouraging the clubs to move forward and I trust Tony is doing the same."
After the meeting, the MLB sent a 60 game proposal to the MLBPA with full prorated pay for the players, according to Evan Drellich of The Athletic. The season would reportedly start July 19 and would feature expanded playoffs, with 16 teams making it in instead of the usual 10. There were rumors that they had already agreed to a deal, but the MLBPA said on Twitter that those rumors were false.
The MLB and the MLBPA have been at a standstill since March, with the MLB previously having wanted the players to take an additional paycut, with the players not willing to budge on that. Manfred said a few days ago that he was worried that a season might not happen due to the MLBPA having cut off negotiations at that time.
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