The Oakland Athletics informed their minor-league players Tuesday that they’ll stop paying their $400 weekly stipends on June 1, a source close to the move told Yahoo Sports.
While Major League Baseball and its players union tried Tuesday to find common ground on salaries should there be a 2020 season, their minor league counterparts on one team are being forced into even more uncertainty — as they’ll have no income and no idea if they’ll have a baseball season in 2020.
A’s minor leaguers were notified of the team’s decision in an email, a portion of which was obtained by Yahoo Sports.