The Major League Baseball Players Association is expected to reject a 154-game season proposal from MLB that would have led to the start of the campaign to be pushed back a month until April 28, according to USA Today on Sunday.
MLB presented the proposal to the players union on Friday. The proposal calls for 14 playoff teams instead of 10 and use of the designated hitter in the National League for the second straight season.
Seven-inning doubleheaders and beginning extra innings with runners on second base also would be utilized for a second straight season.
The proposal calls for players to receive 100 percent of their pay if the 154-game season is completed and not interrupte…
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