The owners of MLB teams have unanimously voted to pass the collective-bargaining agreement for minor league players on Monday. Last week, the players also overwhelmingly voted in favor of the CBA proposal.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the CBA for minor league players will remain in place for the next five years.
The union of minor league players was created in 2022 with the help of the MLB Players Association. The goal was to help the players in minor leagues to get better working conditions after years of negligence. The new CBA is expected to make this a reality to some extent.
“The agreement represents a giant step forward in treating minor league players as the elite professional athletes that they are. It’s a historic day for these players, their families, and the entire player fraternity,” said MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said in a statement last week.
According to the terms of the agreement, the players will be paid a minimum salary that is almost double compared to the previous standard. They will also be paid outside of the season, receiving wages almost all-year-round.
The CBA also comes with some improvements on housing-and-transportation policies, secures medical and pension provisions for minor league players, and establishes grievance procedures.
