Report: MLB owners say no to 114-game regular season with prorated pay

On Wednesday, the NBA reportedly approved a plan for 22 teams to return from the coronavirus pandemic in July.

Last week, the NHL announced a plan to return to the ice.

Major League Baseball, you ask?

Wednesday was a different day, but pretty much the same old non-story.

According to the The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal, owners rejected the Major League Baseball Players Association's proposal for a 114-game regular season with the full prorated salaries the two sides originally agreed on in March.

At that time, owners were bargaining with the understanding there would be fans in the stands when baseball returned. That's not likely to happen this season due to COVID-19.

The lost revenue that comes with playing in empty stadiums prompted owners to back off of pro rata pay. They offered 50/50 revenue sharing and salary cuts on a sliding scale and the MLBPA rejected both plans.

The Athletic reported owners not only rejected the union's plan for a 114-game season with full pay, they will not offer a counterproposal and will stick to the 50-game regular-season option they were mulling earlier this week.

Around the industry, there doesn't seem much enthusiasm for a 50-game season.

As it stands now, it would take four weeks to get ready for a new season and the health and safety risks for only 50 games is viewed as a non-starter.

Once again on the MLB front, stay tuned as the clock continues to tick.