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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred quickly rejects union's 70-game proposal — The Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule, a plan immediately rejected by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred. — In a statement announcing the counterproposal …
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MLB sends 60-game offer to players as leaders meet — Major League Baseball has sent a proposal for a 60-game season at full prorated pay to the MLB Players Association, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney on Wednesday. — No deal is done, but with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB players make a 70-game offer and the owners aren't happy about it — PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the owners are expected to swiftly reject the union's proposal of a 70-game season with full prorated pay, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB, players make progress to play in 2020, but can't agree on length of season — PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the players union are making headway towards an agreement to play the 2020 season, with the players receiving their full prorated salaries, but the two sides continue …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dr. Anthony Fauci says MLB should consider not playing into October — How long should baseball's short season extend? — The players say November. The owners say October. — But, if the sole factor is minimizing risk for the novel coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the major leagues …
The Athletic:
Here we go again: MLB believes deal was agreed to, union says it wasn't — [Editor's note: this story has been updated to reflect additional information] — Once again, Major League Baseball and the Players Association do not agree on what actually happened during their negotiations.
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MLB Insiders / ESPN:
How much closer are we to a 2020 MLB season? — After several days of stalemate in the negotiations between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, we might have some traction toward a deal to resume the 2020 season. After commissioner Rob Manfred and union chief Tony Clark met face-to-face …
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB, MLBPA Still Apart On Length Of Potential Season
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Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Rob Manfred and MLB Still Have a Way Out
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Yankees president Randy Levine calls for MLB, players to resume talks
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Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
Coronavirus outbreak at Phillies camp in Clearwater hits 5 players — Five Phillies players who had been training at the team's facility in Clearwater, Florida have tested positive for coronavirus in recent days, multiple sources tell NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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Maria Torres / Los Angeles Times:
Albert Pujols to pay salaries of furloughed Angels staff in the Dominican Republic — The Angels stopped paying their employees in the Dominican Republic this month. Those employees are being paid again, only not by the club. — First baseman Albert Pujols will cover the salaries …
Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
The night Ryan Howard powered the Phillies to heaven's doorstep — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Phillies led the National League with 214 home runs. — Ryan Howard led the majors with 48 that season. — Both Howard and the Phillies played to their strength in Game 4 of the '08 World Series.
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Alex Prewitt / Sports Illustrated:
'We Weren't Welcome When This Guy Was Around—So Now He's Not Welcome When We're Around' — In Minneapolis, not far from where George Floyd was killed by a police officer, furor has been festering over the still-standing statue of a racist former Twins owner.
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Bill Wagner / capitalgazette.com:
Navy alum Noah Song ordered to report to flight school, putting professional baseball career on hold — Former Navy baseball standout Noah Song has received his marching orders. — Song has been ordered to report to flight school at Naval Air Station Pensacola no later than June 26.
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