中英對照版》MLB球員工會對復賽勞資談判破裂的聲明

Statement of MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark

球員工會理事長Tony Clark的聲明

Players want to play. It’s who we are and what we do. 

球員想打球，是我們對自我的認知，也是我們的本職。

Since March, the Association has made it clear that our No.1 focus is playing the fullest season possible,

從三月開始，球員工會就表明地很清楚，我們首要關注的就是盡可能地打滿球季。

as soon as possible, as safely as possible.

並且希望盡早開打，盡可能地安全開打。

Players agreed to billions in monetary concessions as a means to that end,

為達成這個目的，球員採取同意讓步數10億美元。

and in the face of repeated media leaks and misdirection we made additional proposals to inject new revenues into the industry –

面對不斷有消息透過媒體放出，企圖誤導，我們又附加了幾個提案，可以為這個產業注入新收益——

proposals that would benefit the owners, players, broadcast partners, and fans alike. 

我們的提案可以同時讓雇主、球員以及轉撥夥伴受惠，對球迷也是一樣。

It’s now become apparent that these efforts have fallen upon deaf ears.

但很明顯地，對於我們的這些努力，（資方）充耳不聞。

In recent days, owners have decried the supposed unprofitability of owning a baseball team

最近，資方假定經營一支棒球隊無利可圖，藉此責難（工會）。

and the Commissioner has repeatedly threatened to schedule a dramatically shortened season unless players agree to hundreds of millions in further concessions.

聯盟總裁（Rob Manfred）也一再威脅將誇張地縮短球季，除非球員同意更多，高達數億、數十億美元數額的（薪資）讓步。

Our response has been consistent that such concessions are unwarranted, would be fundamentally unfair to players, and that our sport deserves the fullest 2020 season possible.

我們長久以來都以相同的主張回應，這樣的減薪幅度是毫無道理的，對球員根本不公平。棒界也值得盡可能完整的2020賽季。

These remain our positions today, particularly in light of new reports regarding MLB’s national television rights – information we requested from the league weeks ago but were never provided.

直到今日，我們仍維持此一立場，特別是鑒於新聞已報導MLB的全國電視轉播權（談判情況）——我們從幾周以前就要求聯盟揭露相關資訊，但從來沒有被提供。

As a result, it unfortunately appears that further dialogue with the league would be futile.

因此，遺憾的是，似乎跟聯盟進一步的對話是無效的。

It’s time to get back to work. Tell us when and where. 

是時候回到工作崗位了。告訴我們什麼時候還有在哪裡開打。