On Monday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred gave teams the green light to suspend salaries of non-playing baseball operations personnel.
According to ESPN, however, 18 teams have committed to pay baseball operations staff through to next month. The franchises are the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays.
News of the pledge from the 18 franchises came on the same day MLB commissioner Rob Manfred indicated teams will be given the green light to furlough baseball operations staff. "In the absence of games, these revenue streams will be lost or substantially reduced, and clubs will not have sufficient funds to meet their financial obligations," he was quoted as saying.
The proposal being considered by the MLB would involve all 30 franchises playing games at Chase Field, the home of Arizona Diamondbacks, in Phoenix and other ballparks in the Phoenix area.reportedly offered their support to the idea "We want to get our sports back," he said as he addressed the media in the Rose Garden at the White House."So importantly. [...] We have to get our sports back. I'm tired of watching baseball games that are 14-years-old.", as Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , detailed last week.host Peter Hamby
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