Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have been locked in contract negotiations for months, resulting in canceled spring training games and lost wages for stadium workers including concession workers, security, grounds crew and game operators.
But now MLB and the players association have come together to pledge $1 million to help seasonal workers recoup lost wages.
“We hope this fund will alleviate some of the financial concerns they have faced due to missed Grapefruit and Cactus League games this spring,” baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred said in a statement.
