Major League Baseball Presents the plan for the "60 games to open on the 19th of next month" June 18 at 11:36

Regarding the regular season of the major league whose opening has been postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the major league organization has reviewed some of the compensation reduction plans so far and has a new plan such as playing 60 games Presented to the athletes' association. This proposal has been proposed after the top meeting between the organization and the athletes' association, and it is expected that there is a possibility of reaching an agreement.

The Major League Baseball team has proposed three plans to the Athlete's Association so far, such as a plan to reduce the number of regular 162 games to 82 games and carry out the season, but both of them mainly concerned with the reduction amount of the annual salary of the players. We could not reach an agreement because there was a big gap between the claims.

Against this backdrop, the institution's Manfred Commissioner and CEO Clark of the Athletes met in Arizona on the 16th, and on the 17th, the institution proposed a new plan. As a result, it is assumed that the opening will be on the 19th of next month, 60 games will be played by the end of September in the regular season, and the salary at issue will be paid for 60 games by prorating the annual salary. Is included.

In the past, the Organization had requested that the annual salary be pro-rated, and that it also cut a certain percentage, but this time it has shown a reluctant attitude by withdrawing additional reduction plans.

In a statement released on Friday, Manfred Commissioner commented, "I finished the meeting by creating a framework that could be the basis of the agreement," and said he thought he was moving forward from the conflict.

The U.S. media pointed out that the organization and the athlete's association have only exchanged plans by email so far, and actual discussions were rarely held, and this time there is a possibility of reaching an agreement with the proposal after the talks. I expect