Washington Nationals reverse course on pay cut to team’s minor leaguers after Sean Doolittle and players take action
The Washington Nationals, who are owned by the Lerner Family (estimated net worth of $4.3 billion), planned to cut their already-meager, weekly minor-league stipends by 25 percent from $400 to $300 in June.
Once Nationals players found out about the pay cut, they held a Zoom meeting, according to The Athletic’s Brittany Ghiroli, and decided to make up for those lost wages out of their own pockets.
Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle made the announcement Sunday night.
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