NEW YORK — The players are stepping up and giving back to those unfairly affected by MLB’s lockout.
The Major League Baseball Players Association is launching a $1 million fund to “support stadium workers and others who face financial hardship” affected by the owners’ lockout and cancellation of regular-season games, the MLBPA announced on Friday.
In a statement, the MLBPA said thousands of skilled workers — ranging from concession crews, electricians, ushers, security, transportation and janitors to television and radio broadcasting crews and groundskeepers — stage more than 2,500 MLB games each year.
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