BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Union Board Meets Today in Chicago

Baseball players and their agents say the owners’ proposal, which contains a demand for a salary cap, won’t deter a strike. “I hope it doesn’t happen, but my gut feeling is that it will,” Tony Gwynn of the Padres said. The union’s executive board meets today in Chicago to discuss options.

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The Toronto Blue Jays purchased Dave Righetti’s contract from double-A Knoxville. Righetti, 35, began the year with Oakland but was released after he compiled a 16.71 ERA in seven relief appearances.