Major League Opening Still unable to see through Organizations and Athletes Conflict due to Reward Reduction June 5 14:28
Regarding the opening of the major league, which has been postponed due to the new coronavirus, the major league organization and the athletes group are continuing discussions on the timing of resumption, but both parties do not yield their claims about how to reduce the rewards of the athletes Therefore, the opening season is still uncertain.
In the major leagues, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, after the opening scheduled on March 26 was postponed, it is assumed that the number of games will decrease this season, At the beginning, we agreed with the Athletes' Association to pay the amount according to the number of games, not the annual salary that was contracted.
However, on the 12th of the month, the Organization side presented a plan aiming for the opening of the beginning of July, in which the number of games was reduced from 162 games to 82 games, and the player's reward was initially , From the amount according to the number of games that had been agreed, it was the content to ask for further reduction.
On the other hand, the athletes clarified the idea that they did not agree with the further reduction plan, held 114 games against the organization on the 31st of last month, and decided the reward according to the number of games as originally agreed. However, the mechanism side refused this.
Regarding the series of exchanges, Tony Clark, managing director of the athletes group, met with the players on the 4th. They have also shown their willingness to reduce. The athletes proposed to move forward, but the threat came back," he said.
Both the institutional side and the athletes side have not given up their claims, and the opening of the major leagues remains uncertain.