The Padres on Tuesday said they will continue to pay minor league players their spring training per diems — about $160 a week — relieving some concerns that ran rampant when the Padres sent them home over the weekend as the coronavirus pandemic shut down spring training.
The pay is expected to continue through April 8, which would have been the end of their spring training. Major League Baseball, according to a Padres spokesperson, is still working on a compensation plan for what would have been the start of the minor league season April 9.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets, according to Baseball America, have also outlined plans to compensate minor league players who generally do not receive pay until the season is underway.