News: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has sent a letter to commissioner Rob Manfred asking for information about Major League Baseball's antitrust exemption, the latest step in the committee's inquiry into the exemption. Manfred has been asked to respond by July 26.
BREAKING: Yesterday, Minor League baseball players received their first paychecks since October 2021.
After going all winter and Spring Training without pay, here’s what they finally received:
MLB requiring minor league housing (per ESPN) doesn't happen without multiple guys going on the record, along with more than 20 others who were brave enough to speak out this summer, to The Athletic.
Next up: pay them year round.
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MLB owners are worth billions of dollars, but minor league baseball players make just $7/hour, many sleep on the floor in crowded apartments, and they're denied adequate meals.
@Lovegrove19 told us his story.
MLB has issued the same tone-deaf statement three times since early August when confronted about the gross mistreatment of Minor Leaguers.
The thrust: get off our back, we’re working on it.
Beyond being arrogant, it’s simply untrue.
This could be fixed overnight. #FairBall
If you like baseball, especially minor league baseball, take 5 minutes out of your day and learn what the common experience is for most minor leaguers.
Former CLE minor leaguer Kieran Lovegrove has been brave enough to speak out about pay, food, living conditions and more.
Since then, the Angels have started provided a pregame meal for all of its minor league players.
And last weekend Lovegrove sat down with the Angels GM and director of player personnel for what he described as “overwhelmingly positive dialogue.”
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