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But the Players Asso turned it down.  Reportedly because Manfred retains expanded control to stop play if certain pandemic measures hit:  such as  govt restrictions shutting down 5 or more teams from playing at home; if travel is restricted; if after consultation with medical experts and the Union the risk to players,staff etc is deemed to be unreasonable; or, if the number of regular major leaguers unavailable undermines competitive integrity.

I thought one of the hangups was that the money generated from the expanded playoffs went completely to the owners.

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But the Players Asso turned it down.  Reportedly because Manfred retains expanded control to stop play if certain pandemic measures hit:  such as  govt restrictions shutting down 5 or more teams from playing at home; if travel is restricted; if after consultation with medical experts and the Union the risk to players,staff etc is deemed to be unreasonable; or, if the number of regular major leaguers unavailable undermines competitive integrity.

I thought one of the hangups was that the money generated from the expanded playoffs went completely to the owners.