Major League Baseball approved and submitted a plan to the Players Association Tuesday on how to start the 2020 season.
The proposal does not include revenue sharing, which has been a point of contention between the league and union for decades, and especially in recent weeks. However, it did call for the league's top-paid players to take massive pay cuts, possibly up to 80-percent.
The two sides met Tuesday to kick off negations on how to financially compensate players in the shortened season, according to MLB insider Jon Heyman.
there is a meeting of MLB and the players today, so the sides are working to try to get a deal done
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) May 26, 2020
The MLBPA is very disappointed with MLB’s economic proposal today, source tells me and @Ken_Rosenthal, calling additional cuts proposed “massive." League offered to share more playoff revenue, but on balance, those dollars are small compared to what players give up, PA believes.
— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) May 26, 2020