Peter Bayer didn’t expect his Tweet to get much attention.
In the hours following the suspension of the baseball season, the A’s minor league pitcher downloaded the DoorDash app and ventured into the Phoenix streets to deliver food.
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He made $62 in three hours and he posted about it on Twitter. Some of his teammates, inspired by Bayer’s quick thinking, signed up to drive for Uber and deliver Postmates. Pandemic or not, most minor league players need to supplement their income.
They got some relief Thursday when the MLB announced it would pay minor league players a lump sum for the remainder of spring training.