Minor leaguers ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball ahead of the season's start on Friday.
Minor leaguers ratified their first collective bargaining agreement with Major League Baseball ahead of the season's start on Friday.
Players and league officials Wednesday agreed to a five-year deal. MLB owners are expected to vote on the agreement next week. The Major League Baseball Players Association, which in September began representing players with minor league contracts, said Friday that more than 99% of minor leaguers who cast ballots approved the deal. About 5,500 players are in the bargaining unit.Under the agreement, minimum salaries for minor league players will rise by tens of thousands of dollars, and, for the first time, players will be paid in the offseason.
For rookies, the salary will rise from $4,800 to $19,800. At Low Class A, salaries will grow from $11,000 to $26,200 while High Class A will grow from $13,800 to $27,300. Triple-A players will go from $17,500 to $35,800. The contract comes as welcome news for minor leaguers who have historically been underpaid relative to their professional brethren in the major leagues. Some minor league players said they
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