A statement released in by MLBPA-Executive Director Tony Clark rejected Major League Baseballs’ final proposal and said that the players will not be sending any counter back.
Clark stated that “players want to play, it’s who we are and what we do,” — but went on to shred owners’ latest comments on the sports’ profitability, along with players’ frustrations that “the Commissioner has repeatedly threatened to schedule a dramatically shortened season unless players agreed to hundreds of millions in further concessions.”
He’d go on to say that baseballs’ demands for further pay reduction are “unfair to players, and that our sport deserves the fullest 2020 season possible.”
Clark believes that the players’ association presented the league with an ample amount additional proposals that would benefit “owners, players, broadcasters partners, and fans alike.”
After it was also announced today that the MLB and Turner Sports agreed to a new billion-dollar Television deal to continue their postseason broadcasts, it has Clark questioning the leagues financial outcries.
“Particularly in light of new reports regarding MLBs national television rights information,” something he claims the players’ association “requested from the league weeks ago but we’re never provided.”
Clark would end his fiery letter simply — “As a result (of the issues mentioned above) it unfortunately appears that further dialogue with the league would be futile. It’s time to get back to work. Tell us when and where.”
ESPN‘s Jeff Passan stated that the players also, “demand that you (MLB) inform us of your plans by close of business on Monday, June 15.
Who knows what the 2020 season is going to look like — but at long last– it seems like there will actually baseball played in the MLB this year.
