The Major League Baseball Players Association voted against the league’s latest proposal of a 60-game season at full pro rata salary by a vote of 33 to 5, ESPN reported Monday.
The vote means the players and owners have reached a stalemate after weeks of tense negotiations, and Commissioner Rob Manfred likely will enforce a shorter season of around 50 games, per the original agreement from late March.
When the owners first proposed a 60-game season, the players countered with a proposal involving a 70-game schedule, but the owners said they would not counter.
All 30 team representatives received a vote on Monday’s call, along with the eight members of the executive committee, which includes Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer.
Sources tell @JeffPassan and I players have voted against the league’s latest proposal to play 60 games. The vote was 33-5 against.
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) June 22, 2020
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