NEW YORK — Minor league players shut out of spring training camps will receive allowances from teams through April 8, and a plan is underway to compensate those players during the postponed portion of the regular season.
Minor leaguers will receive allowances of $400 per week from teams in a lump sum. That's a significant bump from their usual spring per diems of $100-200 per week.
Teams hope that will allow players to cover housing, food and other expenses through the previously scheduled end of spring training.
The minor league season was supposed to open April 9.
MLB said it is working with teams to develop an industry-wide plan to compensate players for missed games.
