The bottom line is the players want to get paid in this sport. The MLB realizes they need the big time money and a hefty percentage of that comes in October. It comes in the umbrella of the TV money. The sport really wants the general population to get vaccinated for their own well being and to fill the seats in the baseball stadiums some day. The owners want the players to get their dose of the vaccine before they come into spring training.
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