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The Major League Baseball Players Association(MLBPA) delivered it's counter proposal for a return to play to MLB owners on Sunday, according to Evan Drellich of The Athletic. The counter proposal comes after the MLBPA loudly rejected a return to play proposal from the MLB.
The proposal calls for a 114 game season ending October 31, which is way more games than MLB's proposed 82. It also calls for expanded playoffs in both the 2020 and 2021 season, up to $100 million in deferred payments if the postseason in either 2020 or 2021 is cancelled due to a second wave of COVID-19, and the ability for any player to opt out of playing if they so choose. Other parts of the proposal include players wearing microphones on the field to enhance TV viewership, and the all star game and home run derby being moved to the offseason.
The MLBPA expects MLB to reject this deal, but they hope the proposal serves as a bridge to a new deal, hopefully made sometime this week. The MLBPA and MLB are said to be far apart on a number of issues regarding the 2020 season, like player safety, salaries for the season, and how many games will be played.
In May, MLB and the MLBPA set June 1 as a soft deadline for getting a deal done, which would have the season start around July 4. Today is June 1, so that deadline wasn't met, but if they can get a deal done by the end of this week or by June 9-10, they could still start a season on July 4 or somewhere close to it. These negotiations continue as MLB is trying to become the first major sport to return, but that has taken a hit, as the NHL and NBA both announced plans recently to restart their seasons at the end of July.
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