Major League Baseball last month reached an agreement with the players on a pay structure for the 2020 season, and the league has now accomplished the same with its umpires.
With the season still postponed indefinitely, MLB and its umpires have agreed to a pay structure that will likely be contingent upon how many — if any — games are played in 2020. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers was the first to report the news.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic published an ominous report on Thursday about the ongoing discussions between MLB and the umpires’ union, but the two sides were obviously able to work through their differences. MLB was proposing that the umpires receive 4.5 months pay for a canceled season, which was reportedly an issue since umpires are paid 12 months a year unlike players. That means they have already received one-third of their 2020 salaries, which would mean their pay would have to be dramatically reduced for the remainder of the season to account for what they have already gotten.
MLB reached an agreement with the players where salaries will be pro-rated if there is a shortened season, but there are still many issues that need to be sorted through.
