In October 2021, ESPN reported that Major League Baseball will require all 30 teams to provide housing for a vast majority of minor league players for the first time ever starting in 2022. The league expanded on the policy in a November press release, saying “To the extent that apartments, rental homes, or host families are not feasible at a PDL (Professional Development License) level, Clubs may choose to provide hotel rooms that satisfy standards put in place.”
According to a recent report from the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Scott Lauber, the Phillies appear to be the only organization in the sport that has failed to secure apartment-style housing for players across all four stateside minor league affiliate locations.