Player vote on MLB offer on hold as negotiations continue

An email from Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to players' union head Tony Clark led to a pause in plans by the players to vote — and likely reject — MLB's most recent plan for a 2020 season. The executive committee of the players' association was set to vote on baseball's plan for a 60-game season Sunday, but that action has been delayed. MLB Network's Jon Heyman reported that MLB is "willing to make a couple changes" to its proposal to facilitate an agreement with the players. Players want 70 games and more money than teams are offering. The players are worried that if a resurgence of the coronavirus causes the 2020 season to be cut short, the deal being negotiated would lock in innovations for 2021 and lessen the union's bargaining power. Manfred wrote that if fewer than the agreed-upon number of games are played this year, the 2021 changes would be voided in a manner that would leave them up for renegotiation, people familiar with the email told the Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized. Players are now considering their next move. Among the items in the proposed deal for 2020 and 2021 are...