Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement with minor league players, formalizing the landmark agreement that will more than double player salaries.
Players late last week overwhelmingly voted in favor of the tentative agreement, with thousands backing a deal that also improved housing, transportation and medical rights of players.
The agreement, which will last five years, came together after the MLB Players Association last year created a minor league bargaining unit. Upon the league's formal recognition of the union, the parties began negotiating, and the final deal came together Wednesday, two days before the minor league season began.