Major league owners willing to move on wage concessions - but over much shorter season

Major League Baseball, unable so far to find any points of agreement with its players about conducting a 2020 season, has reportedly begun considering a worst-case scenario. And the good news is that nuclear option isn't cancellation; it's actually playing regular-season games.

Just not many.

According to a report on ESPN, MLB owners have discussed conceding the players' central point - that agreeing to prorate their salaries on a per-game basis is enough of a financial rollback to allow a season to proceed. The wrinkle: Team owners, who insist they will lose a significant amount of money for every game played without fans in the ballpark, want that season to last "in the neighborhood of 50 regular-season games," according to the report.

https://www.startribune.com/mlb-owners-willing-to-move-on-wages-but-over-much-shorter-season/570941742/