A lawyer for Major League Baseball said in federal court on Friday that minor league players should not be paid during spring training, according to a report from Evan Drellich of The Athletic.
The lawyer said that minor leaguers should not be paid because they should be considered trainees.
The talking point was part of a larger argument for MLB as the league tried to get an eight-year-old lawsuit regarding minor league compensation thrown out. MLB is a defendant in a class-action lawsuit that is set to begin trial on June 1.
