Major League Baseball’s shuttered players have started a $1 million fund to support workers affected by the canceled games.
Additionally, Major League Baseball will also create a fund for affected workers, a source told ESPN.
The players’ union said Friday that the fund would be administered by the federation and the AFL-CIO. It will be distributed to stadium workers and other cash-strapped individuals as baseball’s ninth hiatus, which was in its 92nd day, is out of business.
Details of the fund created by MLB have not yet been announced.
Spring training games failed as scheduled on February 26. Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday canceled each team’s first two series during the regular season, which was scheduled to start March 31.
“Not much seen or heard, but they are essential to the entertainment experience of our games,” union executive board members Andrew Miller and Max Scherzer said in a statement. “Unfortunately, they will also be among those affected by the owner.” They have our support.”
The federation has included broadcast and franchise crews, electricians, guides, security, transportation and guards among those needed for MLB games.
“This fund is intended to support workers most affected by the MLB shutdown but whose livelihoods have been neglected by owners in their efforts to pressure players into accepting unfair treatment,” the union president said. Tony Clark in a statement.
Jesse Rogers of ESPN and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
