The blame game continues between MLB's owners, players, and their representatives -- as they try to hammer out a potential shortened season in 2020.
Yankees President Randy Levine is reportedly the latest crying foul over arguably the most powerful agent in the history of the sport.
Levine recently suggested superagent Scott Boras has had undue influence in the negotiations, and is jeopardizing a potential season through his meddling, according to a report in USA Today Sports.
"I'm very disappointed,'' Levine said, "because I'm hearing more and more from all sides that Scott Boras – who I like and have done a lot of business with throughout the years – is providing confusing and wrong information to people on the union side."
Levine dismissed the idea that the league's owners have been negotiating in bad faith, and said he personally viewed a document from the players side which appeared to lay out the Yankees' financial dealings as related to the YES Network. Levine said the information was inaccurate.
Boras strongly denied Levine's charges, according to the report, and reiterated that his clients have expressed to him that they want to play in 2020.
Boras suggested differing opinions on the player side could stem from the fact that some of his clients are among the game's highest-paid stars, and therefore their agendas are not always aligned with those of rank-and-file members.
"I represent a number of players who sit on boards and panels," Boras said. "I've got 15 guys who are making $25 million to $35 million a year. These guys have big voices. Let them speak. A lot of times the players don't agree with the direction the union takes."
Among current Yankees, Boras' clients include Gerrit Cole, Zack Britton, and James Paxton. Levine and Boras teamed up for Cole's record-setting contract just this past offseason.
Last month, Indians star Trevor Bauer took to Twitter to slam Boras. Like Levine, Bauer charged that Boras was interfering in the business of the players union. Boras has no known official capacity within the union, though his client list includes around 71 players.
Earlier this week, MLB's owner reportedly proposed a 60-game season to the players union. The MLBPA countered with a 70-game offer on Thursday.
