MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ‘not confident’ baseball season will happen – By Weston Blasi (Marketwatch) / June 15 2020
“It’s just a disaster for our game,” Manfred tells ESPN, as owners and players remain far apart on deal to return
“I’m not confident.”
That’s Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on the possibility of a 2020 baseball season.
Talks between MLB and its players have stalled in recent weeks and there is a real possibility there will be no baseball in 2020.
“It’s just a disaster for our game,” Manfred told ESPN on Monday. “Absolutely no question about it.”
BREAKING: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred tells @Espngreeny that he’s “not confident” there will be a 2020 baseball season. “Unfortunately," Manfred said, "I can’t tell you that I’m a 100% certain that’s gonna happen.”
News at @espn: https://t.co/h1I6Yh5R55
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 15, 2020
No games have been played yet in 2020 as baseball’s season was derailed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Manfred went on to tell ESPN that both players and owners want the baseball season to start, but it still may not happen
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