OAKLAND, CA - JULY 19: Owner Lew Wolff and Owner John Fisher of the Oakland Athletics talk in the stands during the game against the Houston Astros at the Oakland Coliseum on July 19, 2016 in Oakland, California. The Athletics defeated the Astros 4-3. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images)
After constant bad press and public outcry from players and fans, the Oakland A’s have finally decided to pay their minor league players.
Back in the middle of May, the Oakland A’s made the decision to stop paying their minor league players. They were not going to release any of those players; instead, they were going to keep them as unpaid employees.