Elmira was in the New York Penn League, now a short-season Class-A league that still exists but has nine of its 14 teams on MLB’s proposed cut list in an effort to trim a quarter of all minor league teams. Still, $400 a week is only $1,600 per month. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. 6-keys: media/spln/mlb/reg/free/stories, at

Both MLB and MiLB lobbied for it. The issue of minor league pay has been a rich source of controversy in recent years. © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Triple-A players stand to earn the most, going from a $502 minimum weekly pay to $700. What a minor league paycheck from 1960 says about baseball today.

Just how poorly compensated for their work are minor leaguers paid? Salary ranges can differ depending on the size of the league as well as the popularity and success of the minor league baseball team. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers, ESPN; Salaries Absurd for Minor League Coaches; Rick Sutcliffe; September 1, 2004, Baseball America; Broshuis, Garrett: Playing for Peanuts, The Sports Debates; The Baseball Season Length Debate – Baseball Is History, and Baseball Needs a Long Season; October 20, 2009.

BA digs into the archives to spotlight one signature Minor League Top 10 Prospects ranking for all 17 domestic minor leagues we have covered since 1981. Transactions involving minor league players from the period Sept. 7-22, 2020. MLB to raise minor league salaries in 2021 season, per report The league is also trying to cut 40-plus affiliated teams next year . Players at all levels of the minors will see minimum weekly salaries jump.

How bad do you want it!!! ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe indicates he earned $15,000 his first year as a minor league pitching coach for the San Diego Padres in 1996.

Most baseball athletes and professional coaches gain experience and training by playing the game, and minor league baseball coaches often have a background in playing or coaching throughout high school or college. The maximum first-year player salary in the minor leagues is $1,100 per month, a figure regulated by Major League Baseball.

Still, that’s nearly enough considering the amount of hours these players put in during the season and in the offseason. The average salary for a Major League baseball player was set to hit $4.25 million in 2015, and that doesn't include the $100.50 per day in meal money on road trips. At the Triple-A level, one step below the major leagues, minor league players get $25 per diem for expenses. For players on 40-man rosters on option to the minors, the minimum is $46,000 this season. By Dayn Perry.

Each player also receives $25 per day in meal money on the road. MLB's argument was that minor leaguers were seasonal workers -- they're paid for just the five months of the minor league season and not the remainder of the calendar year -- and thus shouldn't be protected by minimum-wage laws. Single-A player pay will jump from $290 to $500, while Double-A player minimum weekly pay will go from $350 to $600. Independent leagues are unaffiliated with Major League Baseball, and therefore aren't bound by its salary guidelines.

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