The Major League Baseball Players Association says they are done negotiating with MLB.
The MLBPA sent a letter to the league on Saturday rejecting their latest proposal for a shortened season. In the letter, MLBPA director Tony Clark told the owners to impose the season as they have said they would.
“If it is your intention to unilaterally impose a season, we again request that you inform us and our members of how many games you intend to play and when and where players should report. It is unfair to leave players and the fans hanging at this point,” Clark said in the letter, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
The players are also asking MLB to tell them of their plans for a season by the end of the business day on Monday, June 15.
Here is the statement posted on Twitter:
Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark today released the following statement: pic.twitter.com/d1p3Oj4K70
— MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) June 13, 2020
MLB has the ability to impose a season. The thing is, the owners have said that they cannot afford to pay the players their full prorated salaries. Instead, they have proposed shortened seasons on full prorated pay, or regular seasons of around 80 or so games at a pay cut on the prorated amount.
Part of the impetus for the union’s letter comes from the report on Saturday saying that MLB was close to renewing their deal with Turner Sports for an increase in money.
Now it will be up to the owners to decide how long of a season they will have, or to come back with a different proposal to the players.
