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MLB set to return as Rob Manfred is expected to implement 2020 season

The negotiations are finally over.

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is expected to implement a 60-game season. The league has asked players to respond to this as well as to agree to health and safety protocols by 5 pm Tuesday. If the players accept, they are expected to report to camps by July 1. The March 26 agreement permitted Manfred to unilaterally impose a season if both sides cannot agree on a deal to begin the 2020 season.

Rob Manfred has the power to unilaterally implement a 2020 season. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the season is expected to begin between July 24-26.