//World Series in December? Breaking Down MLB Players’ Latest Proposal to Owners

World Series in December? Breaking Down MLB Players’ Latest Proposal to Owners

MLB players are pushing for more regular season games, which could push the World Series into the winter.

Major league players want to push the World Series toward December in order to play 32 more regular season games than the 82 games proposed by owners. Thirty-two more games mean players collect an additional 20% of their salaries if they are paid on a per-game basis.

According to agent Scott Boras, there is a bigger reason why players want 114 games instead of 82: pitchers’ health. Boras fears pitchers will be at risk of injury in 2021 if they don’t pitch enough innings in 2020.

“I want to see them throwing 130 innings,” Boras said. “I don’t want them throwing 80 innings and then coming back the next year facing a full season. I don’t want the innings jump. We want them playing through October.”

Boras estimated that teams owe