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MLB's Next Steps and Minor League Crisis

ESPN Daily

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Sports

4.63.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In recent days, the prospects for Major League Baseball's return in 2020 had looked increasingly shaky. MLB's plan to return to baseball was rejected by the players, and MLBPA's counter-proposal was met with equal skepticism by the owners. But yesterday, there appeared to be at least some reason for hope, as sources say MLB is willing to pay players their full prorated salaries...if the players agree to a much shorter schedule. ESPN's Jeff Passan weighs in on the latest in the negotiations, and tells us whether the players are likely to buy in to playing baseball for what could be just a 50-game regular season. Then, Jeff talks about the fate of the minor leagues, as hundreds of players have lost their jobs ahead of a potentially canceled season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Both sides of this debate have really good points.

0:05.0

You know, sometimes I look at the owners and go, yeah, you make great points here, you're right.

0:09.0

And I look at the players' argument and they're right as well.

0:12.0

And so if both sides stick to their guns, which is their right,

0:16.0

and nobody plays baseball this year, everybody loses.

0:20.0

For days now, and nobody plays baseball this year, everybody loses.

0:29.6

For days now, the negotiations between Major League Baseball's owners and players have been at an impasse, with each side refusing to budge.

0:31.6

But yesterday, a sliver of daylight appeared.

0:34.6

ESPN's Jeff Passing joins us to discuss whether the latest developments mean baseball could

0:40.3

actually come back, or if it's too little too late.

0:44.4

Then we discuss the fate of the minor leagues, where a canceled season could prove devastating

0:49.4

for teams and players already struggling to get by.

0:53.5

I'm Minnekemes.

0:54.6

It's Tuesday, June 2nd.

0:56.4

This is ESPN Daily, presented by Marathon.

1:03.2

Is this Jeff Passon or is it Jedpasson?

1:06.9

This is Jeff Passon, but JetPasson may actually have been right, except like a week or so early maybe?

1:16.9

Jeff Passon is an MLB insider for ESPN.

1:20.4

Jet Passon is someone on social media pretending to be Jeff who incorrectly tweeted last week that the league in players had reached an agreement.

1:27.5

Jet Passan actually DM'd me to apologize. Oh! Jeff, who incorrectly tweeted last week that the league in players had reached an agreement.

1:30.6

Jet Passon actually DMed me to apologize.

1:33.4

That's actually really nice.

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