BOSTON, MA - JULY 29: General aerial views of Fenway Park during a game between the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox in Boston, Massachusetts on July 29, 2015. (Photo by Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The Boston Red Sox have released 22 minor league players.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the game of baseball. It’s bad enough that owners remain locked in a heated battle with the player’s union over how much of a pay cut is warranted in a shortened season played in empty ballparks, but now many players are losing their jobs.