(ESPN) The Major League Baseball Players Association is making a proposal to Major League Baseball for a season of 89 games with a full prorated share of salary and expanded playoffs, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.
It would bring the sides closer to a potential deal as it is 25 games fewer than the union’s last proposal of 114 games at full pro rata. ESPN analyst Jeff Passan says everything hinges on prorated pay as far as players are concerned.
MLB proposed on Monday a 76-game season that would cover up to 75 percent of players’ prorated salaries.
This newest MLBPA proposal would have the season start on July 10 and end on Oct. 11, a source tells ESPN’. It would also expand the postseason to 16 teams, 8 in each league, for 2020 and 2021.
