SportsBeat KC: Royals set right example with treatment of employees, minor-leaguers
The Royals made news Friday in saying they would continue to pay their minor-league players, more than 200 of them, throughout the summer. The 2020 minor-league season and major-league campaign are in doubt because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
General manager Dayton Moore also said most Royals employees would avoid furloughs and layoffs even with baseball’s future so very uncertain.
On this episode of The Star’s daily SportsBeat KC podcast, we hear from Moore, Royals beat writer Lynn Worthy and Star columnist Sam Mellinger on decisions that have received overwhelmingly positive reviews, and we talk about the future of the MLB season with host Blair Kerkhoff.
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Royals won’t layoff or furlough baseball operations employees despite MLB uncertainty
Royals will pay their minor-league players, won’t cut any, despite new MLB mini-trend