Alex Rodriguez, among four groups of bidders for a possible purchase of the New York Mets, called for baseball players accept the type of revenue-sharing system that is tied to a salary cap and sparked quick opposition from the union. Following the collapse of labor talks dealing with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, relations between Major League Baseball and the players' association are at the lowest point in a quarter-century. Preparing for the start of his third season as an analyst on ESPN's Sunday night telecasts, Rodriguez said baseball players' leverage had changed since they fought off the owners' salary-cap proposal with a 7 1/2-month strike in 1994-95.
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