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In the Des Moines Register, Mike Wellman notes that Congress has consigned minor league baseball players to penury. A snippet:
Yes, big leaguers long ago became millionaires*, but the overall pay scale of the game is feudal.
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Minor-league players are paid by their major league parent club, not the affiliate whose uniform they wear. MLB contends that, if forced to pay minor-leaguers a salary that would equate to at least the minimum hourly wage, the minor-league teams would need to contribute to the payroll, which could put some farm teams out of business.
Much more at the link.
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*And most team owners are billionaires.
