(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, FIle)NEW YORK Players accused teams of depriving America of baseball games as part of a money fight set off by the coronavirus pandemic and raised the possibility baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred might push ahead with a shortened season over the unions objection.
The leagues cynical tactic of depriving America of baseball games in furtherance of their demand for unwarranted salary concessions is shortsighted and troubling, Meyer wrote.
Players responded on Sunday with a 114-game regular season schedule running through October and no additional cuts.
Before the pandemic, players were set to earn about $4 billion in salaries, not including signing bonuses, termination pay and option buyouts.
We note that the league frequently claims that it has negative operating profits from playing baseball yet it still puts on baseball games every year, Meyer said.