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🗓️ 19 August 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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For a lot of fans, the first thing that comes to mind with minor league baseball is family fun, goofy promotions and generally just an all-around happy environment. However, in 2021, the reality for the players — especially when it comes to finances — is a lot more bleak. The Athletic's Britt Ghiroli recently reported on the squalor that many minor leaguers have been living in, from roach infestations to sometimes sleeping out of cars. Today, she joins us to discuss why this is reaching a boiling point in 2021, and what can ultimately be done about it.
Read Britt Ghiroli’s full story about minor league baseball living conditions: https://theathletic.com/2750280/2021/08/05/cockroaches-car-camping-poverty-wages-why-are-minor-leaguers-living-in-squalor/?source=theleadpodcast
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0:45.0 | For a lot of people, the first thing that comes to mind with Minor League Baseball is family fun, silly promotions, |
0:58.0 | and generally just an all-around happy environment. |
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1:13.0 | Oh wow! But in 2021, the reality for the players, especially when it comes to finances, is a lot more bleak. |
1:21.0 | There's a misconception that Minor League Baseball players make a lot of money. |
1:25.0 | In fact, a lot of them are living below the poverty line. |
1:28.0 | There's currently just generally a mental health crisis going on in the minor leagues because of the financial strain. |
1:35.0 | So there is a bigger systemic issue here. |
1:37.0 | The Athletics Brickeroli recently reported on the squalor that many minor leaguers have been living in this season. |
1:42.0 | From Roach infestations to sometimes sleeping out of cars. |
1:46.0 | What the response has been from Major League Baseball and what can ultimately be done about it. |
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