MLB players make a 70-game offer and the owners aren’t happy about it

PHOENIX — Major League Baseball and the owners are expected to swiftly reject the union’s proposal of a 70-game season with full prorated pay, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks.

They spoke to USA TODAY Sports on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the negotiations.

MLB will likely submit another counter-proposal to bridge the approximately $300 million gap between the two sides’ last offers.

“This needs to be over,’’ commissioner Rob Manfred said. “Until I speak with the owners, I can’t give you a firm deadline.’’

Manfred said Wednesday that he reached the framework of a deal with union chief Tony Clark on a 60-game season, providing the players with full prorated pay.

However, the players rejected MLB’s offer on Thursday and came back with a counter-proposal for 70 games with $50 million in postseason revenue, along with allowing players to keep $33 million of the $170 million in upfront money paid before May 24.

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