Bay Area Lawmaker Proposes Minor League Baseball Players’ Bill of Rights

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Legislation introduced in the California Legislature would force Major League Baseball to limit minor league contracts to four seasons and would allow those players to profit off name, image and likeness rights.

State Sen. Josh Becker introduced a Minor League Baseball Players’ Bill of Rights on Tuesday and said Advocates for Minor Leaguers partnered on it.If enacted, S.B. 1248 would apply to players for California minor league teams, those playing for minor league affiliates of California major league clubs and to California residents.

Major League Baseball increased salaries for players with minor league contracts for the 2021 season to a $400 weekly minimum at rookie level, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A.

 

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