Oakland As apologize after minor-league

Oakland As apologize after minor-league

Even as Major League Baseball teams run flush with cash, the living and working conditions of players at the minor-league level has been a major point of contention within the baseball industry. The latest example of what minor-leaguers are subject to as they pursue profe sional baseball careers revolves around something that recently happened in the A's system.On Tuesday, Advocates for Minor Leaguers exposed paltry postgame meals being served to players in Kirk Mclean Jersey the system, showing photos of food that could hardly be called appetizing or adequate. One photo showed a sandwich with little more than a slice of cheese mixed with lettuce and tomato, while another showed what looked like a taco with only two pieces Anders Nilsson Women Jersey of chicken and a few scraps of vegetables. Players in the Oakland As organization shared these photos of their recent post-game meals.No employer would serve these meals to employees they care about. Why are the As serving them to their future Major Leaguers? Advocates for Minor Leaguers (@MiLBAdvocates) "No employer would serve these meals to employees they care about," the Advocates for Minor Leaguers Twitter account wrote. "Why are the A' Oscar Fantenberg Women Jersey s serving them to their future Major Leaguers?" After the tweet began to go viral, Oakland A's president Dave Kaval called the food "totally unacceptable." He added that the organization had recently severed the agreement it had with a third-party vendor that served the players those meals. Kaval's sentiments, and explanation of the situation, were echoed in an Henrik Sedin Women Jersey official statement by the team. "Several weeks ago, we were made aware of the postgame meals being served to players in our minor-league system. Those options were completely unacceptable and by no means meet our quality standards," read the A's statement, . "We immediately ended our relationship with that third party vendor."According to ESPN, the first photo shared dates back to May 18, when the Double-A affiliate of the Athletics was on the road playing a game in Amarillo, Texas. The other is allegedly more recent and comes from a different team in the A's minor-league system, which includes teams such as the Las Vegas Aviators, Midland RockHounds, Lansing Lugnuts, Stockton Ports, AZL Athletics and DSL Athletics. Tyler Motte Kids Jersey While Advocates for Minor Leaguers used the photos to call attention to the working conditions of minor league players, the Internet reaction to the meals drew comparisons , a notorious scam and failed music festival that served attendees cold cheese sandwiches among other transgre sions.

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