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The Associated Press, citing a memo sent from
the commissioner's office to all 30 major league teams, reported
the pay hike will affect players at all minor leagues levels,
with increases ranging from 38 percent to 72 percent.
The report said Triple-A players' minimum weekly pay will
increase from $502 to $700. Double-A players will go from
receiving $350 weekly to $600. Class-A players will be bumped up
to $500 from $290. Players at rookie and short-season levels
will receive an increase to $400 from $290 weekly.
The major league minimum salary this season reportedly is
$563,500.
Minor league salaries have been a hot topic since 2018, when MLB
successfully lobbied Congress to exempt minor league players
from receiving salaries tied to the federal minimum wage. MLB
maintained minor leaguers were seasonal workers and shouldn't be
protected by minimum-wage laws.
The reported boost in minimum salaries comes after recent news
concerning minor league pay. Before last season, the Toronto
Blue Jays increased the salaries of their minor leaguers by 50
percent at every level. Also, a group of minor leaguers has sued
MLB claiming their pay was in violation of the law.
The news regarding salaries comes after recent reports saying
MLB wants to drastically reduce the number of affiliated minor
league teams.
--Field Level Media
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