Good morning, Athletics Nation!
As MLB owners and players duke it out for the big bucks, more light is being shed on the plight of minor league players, who struggle to get by on sub-poverty seasonal pay for the incredible amount of effort required to train and compete for a career in the big leagues. Brittany Ghiroli wrote a highly illuminating piece about the struggles of minor league players chasing their dreams that was published in The Athletic yesterday.
Ghiroli details the travails of several present and former minor leaguers who have worked full time playing baseball during the season for less than minimum wage, and then practiced and trained full-time during the offseason — which is essential to staying competitive in the modern game — for no pay at all.