Mixed Signals Linger Around Latest Salary Negotiations

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While there still isn’t any real hard news about progress being made between the owners and players surrounding prospective 2020 salary payouts, there was a small flurry of speculation that was shared by several different sources of the media early Sunday.

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Players Work Out at Dodger Stadium, David Price Donates to Minor Leaguers

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After another week when it seemed promising that Major League Basbeall owners and players association would finally work all their issues out, we still are not any closer to knowing if baseball will actually happens this season.

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MLB Owners Present New Salary Plan to Players Union

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Tuesday marked the day of another step forward in the realization of an abbreviated 2020 Major League Baseball season.

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Will MLB’s Proposed Restrictions Change the Way Baseball Is Played for Good?

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Another week and we’re not really any closer to knowing if we’re going to see Dodgers baseball this season. On Thursday, the MLBPA delivered its proposal to MLB and word came Friday that MLB will return with its concerns and any possible changes on Tuesday.

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State Governors Signal Approvals for Live Sporting Events

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Just like we said in Sunday’s column, “outlooks on the COVID-19 pandemic sometimes change daily, causing bursts of optimism one day and spurts of pessimism the next.”

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Too Many Uncertainties Still Linger Around a Potential 2020 MLB Season

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For what has felt like months now, we have seemingly been hearing an entirely new proposal almost every week about how the 2020 Major League Baseball season may ultimately be structured.

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Dodgers Opinions: Thoughts on the Owners vs. Players & Short Season Ramifications

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I had really hoped that by the time my turn to write for this fine little blog again had rolled around, there would actually be something more concrete about the season to discuss. After all, the MLB had said it was sending their proposal to the players’ union early in the week. But there hasn’t been too much chatter about that yet, except for the whole fighting over money thing.

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Safety Issues Aside, Players and Owners Still Have Differences About 2020 Season

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For a quick moment on Monday, there appeared to be some progress towards making the 2020 Major League Baseball season a reality.

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Latest on Resumption of Major League Baseball

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In the week since we’ve last spoken, baseball, perhaps, has inched closer to possibly having a season.

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Dodgers Opinions: Baseball in July, New Rules & Other Thoughts

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As we approach the second full month without baseball, we know that MLB is doing all it can to figure out how to have some actual baseball action this year. Some crazy ideas have been broached in respect to this, both on the location and in-game aspects.

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