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NEWS ABOUT: minor leagues

minor leagues stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Foreigners, willing to work for less money, are taking American jobs … on the baseball diamond, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ever since George W. Bush signed the Compete Act in 2007, which essentially gave baseball teams unlimited work visas, teams have been snapping up foreign talent at a... More »

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immigration • visa • baseball • minor league baseball • minor leagues

(Newser) - Stirrups, baseball’s heel- and toe-less signature hosiery, have their pitfalls for one minor leaguer. “They’re uncomfortable,” he says. “They want to fall down. They ride up in back. But it’s the look. You got to have some white showing.” Most major leaguers disagree,... More »

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Kansas City Royals • Jamie Moyer • baseball • minor league baseball • minor leagues • tradition • stirrups • hosiery • Dayton Moore

Bull Durham No More: Minor Leagues Have Major Money

Once known for cheap thrills, baseball's lower echelons generating tidy profits

Aug 7, 08 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - If your impression of minor league baseball is still Bull Durham-era, Forbes has an update for you. Gone are dirt-poor players traveling to low-tech stadiums on creaky buses: The top 20 teams are worth an average $21.2 million each, and they pulled in $9.8 million per team last... More »

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franchise • sports trade • minor league baseball • minor leagues • professional athletes

  Was White Sox Exec
  Extorting Bonus Money
  from Dominican Teens?

Team fires personnel chief, two scouts as investigation into skimming continues

May 19, 08 12:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A source with knowledge of the investigation tells the Chicago Tribune that questions about signing bonuses and how they were distributed to teenage Latin American prospects were behind the firing of David Wilder, the Chicago White Sox senior personnel director, and two of his scouts. Authorities are seeking to determine... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Dominican Republic • baseball • Ken Williams • David Wilder • minor leagues

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