大联盟官方也针对这项法案发布新闻稿
以下略译
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/187167466
Major League Baseball issued the following statement this afternoon
regarding the bipartisan legislation introduced in the United States House
of Representatives:
"There are approximately 7,500 players in Minor League Baseball.
MLB pays over a half a billion dollars to Minor League players in
signing bonuses and salary each year. Minor League clubs could not
afford these massive player costs. MLB heavily subsidizes Minor League
Baseball by providing Minor League clubs with its players,
allowing professional baseball to be played in many communities in the
United States that cannot support a Major League franchise.
Moreover, for the overwhelming majority of individuals, being a Minor League
Baseball player is not a career but a short-term seasonal apprenticeship
in which the player either advances to the Major Leagues or pursues another
career.
现今大约有7500位小联盟选手，MLB每年都会支付超过5亿的签约金和薪水给这些球员
因为小联盟无法负担如此庞大的花费，是以MLB借由提供他们所需球员，允许职业
球团可以在国内某些市场无法负担大联盟球队的众多聚落进行比赛，大力挹注小联盟
球团。
尤有甚者，对于绝大多数的球员来说，作为一位小联盟球员并非其终身职志，而是短期，
季节性的学徒生活，他们要不向大联盟迈进，要不另谋高就。
"Minor League Baseball players always have been salaried employees similar to
artists, musicians and other creative professionals who are exempt from the
Fair Labor Standards Act. Like those professionals, it is simply impractical
to treat professional athletes as hourly employees whose pay may be
determined by such things as how long their games last, when they choose to
arrive at the ballpark, how much they practice or condition to stay in shape,
and how many promotional or charitable appearances they make."
小联盟球员叙薪的方式近似于艺术家、音乐家和其他有创意的专业人士，而这些人是
被摒除于公平劳动标准法的适用范围的。如同这些专业人士，用计时员工方式对待
这些职业球员，即以他们的球赛进行的时数、他们何时抵达球场、他们花费多少时间训练
、做了多少努力维持体态、参与多少宣传赛或公益比赛，在观念上显然是不切实际的。
另外在下面新闻则有不同看法
http://tinyurl.com/zn27qpe
在文中指出，大联盟去年的营收大约是95亿美金
Disney公司也花了35亿美金购入 Major League Baseball Advanced Media 33%股份
是以大联盟没有立场叫穷
如果MLB如果无法保障小联盟球员薪资
要如何与其他运动产业如NBA NFL抗衡
又要如何使家长放心让小孩投入这项运动