Minor league baseball players who brought forth the Senne vs. Major League Baseball lawsuit in 2014 reportedly earned a victory Tuesday.
Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported federal judge Joseph Spero of the Northern District of California ruled that minor leaguers should be considered employees throughout the year and that Major League Baseball is a joint employer along with teams.
The ruling explained that players perform "work" during spring training and that traveling to road games on team buses also qualifies for payment.
As a result, players were awarded more than $1.8 million in damages for a California claim.