US: Antitrust exemption blamed for measly Minor League pay (Competition Policy International)

A class action has been filed by three ex-Minor League Baseball players looking to combat the less than minimum wages offered that the plaintiffs argue are allowed thanks to baseball’s antitrust exemption.

According to reports, the average salary of a Minor League player today is about one-third it was 50 years …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition, 'US: Antitrust exemption blamed for measly Minor League pay (Competition Policy International)' (21st Century Competition, 17 July 2014) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/us-antitrust-exemption-blamed-for-measly-minor-league-pay-competition-policy-international/> accessed 4 April 2026.

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21st Century Competition. "US: Antitrust exemption blamed for measly Minor League pay (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 17 July 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/us-antitrust-exemption-blamed-for-measly-minor-league-pay-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{US: Antitrust exemption blamed for measly Minor League pay (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/07/us-antitrust-exemption-blamed-for-measly-minor-league-pay-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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