Minor League Baseball is very near and dear to my heart. For four summers, I’ve had the pleasure of calling a MiLB ballpark my workplace. How sad, then, that the players I’m surrounded by are making very little money – and many of the guys at the levels below us are actually below the poverty line!
Maybe someday, their living conditions will be different. In the meantime, I just want to let all baseball fans know that no, not all ballplayers are filthy rich. To learn more, please check out my passion project: Minor Leagues, Major Problems. Or for a crash course in some of the salary figures and living conditions, watch the video below.
2 comments
mike says:
January 14, 2011 at 3:24 pm (UTC 0)
Good piece of work – but all in all – I think most guys would chase that dream and love to play baseball professionally even if it was under $1000 a month. I would assume that they are provided meal money or meals. I, personally would have taken $1000 a month to be the bullpen catcher!
mattmaison says:
February 12, 2011 at 5:06 am (UTC 0)
FYI, the “Minor Leagues, Major Problems” link is broken. Good video though. Thanks.