SI's Kaitlin O'Toole discusses the agreement between MLB and the MLB Players Association on several economic issues that can help salvage the 2020 regular season.
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00:00 Major League Baseball was supposed to open its season tomorrow, but has been postponed
00:07 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
00:10 The MLB and the Players Association are making progress toward an agreement on how to handle
00:16 service time issues, according to the Athletics' Ken Rosenthal.
00:21 With the potential of a short season, MLB players are fighting for no reduction to service
00:26 time as that would interfere with their pass to salary arbitration and eventual free agency.
00:34 The current proposal states players who remain active for the entire 2020 season, regardless
00:40 the number of games the season contains, will be granted a full year of service.
00:46 Rosenthal reports that the two sides are on track to reach a full agreement in the coming
00:51 days.
00:52 For all the latest MLB news, stay with SI.com.
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