Minor League Teams Band Together to Sue Their Insurers Over Coronavirus

Minor League Baseball has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic financially, and teams are turning to legal means in order to finally get some answers as to why they're out so much money.

15 different minor league clubs are suing five separate insurance companies, claiming that "actions and inaction of federal and state governments" contributed to "catastrophic financial losses.:

Several MLB teams have used the pandemic and "cost-cutting" as an excuse to drop dozens of minor leaguers off the payroll, showing the lack of respect big league teams often have for their affiliates.

What few minor league players that haven't been cut have had to receive their pay from MLB players rather than their billionaire owners, as the MLBPA, in addition to individuals like Los Angeles Dodgers starter David Price, have donated over $1 million to help make sure minor leaguers are financially taken care of.

The lower levels of professional baseball already had a complicated and problematic financial structure without the pandemic forcing all the entire sport to grind to a halt for several months, and the lack of games and revenue has left many clubs in dire straits. For the sake of the teams who provide the only pro ball many small and mid-sized towns across the country will see, let's hope they get the money they're looking for.