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Report: Cubs, Diamondbacks Pledge to Pay Employees Through May Amid MLB Hiatus

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The Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks are paying their employees through May, while the San Diego Padres will cover the salaries of their baseball operations department through October.

The Athletic's Patrick Mooney reported the Cubs joined the list of teams committing to distribute regular paychecks for the month of May. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported the Arizona Diamondbacks were taking the same step.

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Kevin Acee, the Padres' "higher-level employees" will receive pay cuts.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.