Report: MLB, players agree to deal on reshaped season

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Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association have reportedly reached agreement on a deal that will outline a new plan for the reshaped 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The agreement was reached on Thursday when Opening Day was originally scheduled to be held before the start of the 2020 season was suspended. While there is still no specific timetable for when the season might return, MLB and its players now have an agreement that implements a plan for the 2020 MLB Draft, player salaries and service time.

MLB and players had to negotiate a new start time and structure for the upcoming draft, originally scheduled for June 10-12. Now, both sides are just hopeful that the season will be able to start in June, but many around the league believe it won’t return until July.

Additionally, there were negotiations over how player salaries would be paid out over a shortened season and how it will impact players’ service time.

2020 MLB Draft

The system is, in large part, designed to allow a majority of players to take the college route and have a chance to improve their draft stock over a full season.

Player salaries

Service time

MiLB players and stadium employees

Both sides remain hopeful that the MLB season will launch in June. Now with the new deal in place and all parties satisfied, MLB can focus its attention on the next steps to hopefully prepare for a season.

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