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MLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than Halloween

The season was to start Thursday and Game 7 of the World Series was on track to be Oct. 28.
Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
A replica of the World Series trophy is seen in the stands as the Washington Nationals play the Houston Astros during a spring training baseball game Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Nationals defeated the Astros to win the World Series in 2019.

NEW YORK — The final pitch of the 2020 baseball season could be thrown closer to Christmas than Halloween.

Major League Baseball owners ratified a 17-page agreement with the union on that provides for $170 million in salary advances and guarantees service time to players even if no games are played due to the new coronavirus.

The season was to start Thursday and Game 7 of the World Series was on track to be Oct. 28.

Union head Tony Clark says big leaguers would play as long as they could to get in as many games as possible.

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