Major League Baseball and the players union continue to negotiate through a series of issues related to the eventual resumption of play, though one topic promises to remain contentious even beyond 2020. Among the items they’ve been able to check off the list are the relatively simple matters of securing money for minor-league players and those on non-guaranteed contracts.
Per a league press release, “Each player who is under a Minor League Uniform Player Contract will receive a lump sum equal to the allowances that would have been paid through April 8.” And as Bob Nightengale of USA Today tweeted Saturday, the league and union have agreed that all players on non-guaranteed contracts will receive 45 days of termination pay if they don’t make the 40-man roster.