The Standoff Between MLB Players and Owners
The Lead
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🗓️ 14 May 2020
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Major League Baseball owners have a proposal for the 2020 baseball season that includes empty stadiums, regional competition, and more teams making the playoffs. But it hasn't exactly been welcomed with open arms by the players. The Athletic’s Jayson Stark joins us to talk about what exactly this shortened season would look like, how a debate over players’ salaries is playing out in the court of public opinion, and why some players are less than enthusiastic about the lack of details about health and safety.
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| 0:31.0 | It's been a big week in Major League Baseball. |
| 0:35.4 | Some good news, shall we? |
| 0:38.0 | MLB owners have approved a proposal, which Commissioner Rob Manfred will present to the |
| 0:43.0 | Players Association tomorrow, outlining an early July opening day. |
| 0:47.8 | Other points are missing. |
| 0:48.8 | MLB's new plan with Sea America's pastime, returning by the 4th of July in empty stadiums, |
| 0:55.2 | and with a very different kind of schedule. |
| 0:57.7 | Today, the Athletics Jason Stark joins us to talk about what exactly this shortened season |
| 1:02.4 | would look like, how a debate over player salaries is playing out in the court of public |
| 1:07.5 | opinion, and why some players aren't exactly comfortable with what they've seen from the |
| 1:11.7 | league so far. |
| 1:12.7 | I've talked to a number of players who just want to know, how can I be sure I'll be healthy? |
| 1:19.4 | How can I be sure that I can keep my family from getting infected? |
| 1:27.5 | From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Anders Kelto. |
| 1:29.9 | And I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
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