Minor league baseball players have never really been treated right, but the Oakland Athletics are taking it to the next level.
The Oakland Athletics are receiving much deserved backlash this week after it was accused of serving its minor league players unsatisfactory meals with many people online comparing the food to the viral Fyre Festival cheese sandwich.
“Players in the Oakland A’s organization shared these photos of their recent post-game meals,” the advocacy group tweeted Tuesday. “No employer would serve these meals to employees they care about. Why are the A’s serving them to their future Major Leaguers?”
Oakland A’s president Dave Kaval responded to the criticism on Twitter by stating the team was made aware of the issue “weeks ago” and have since terminated the third-party vendor responsible for the meals.
“We apologize to our players, staff, and coaches,” Kaval wrote. “We will redouble our efforts to provide the best options for our team at every level.”
“This was totally unacceptable. When we found out several weeks ago we terminated the third party vendor. We apologize to our players, staff, and coaches. We will redouble our efforts to provide the best options for our team at every level.”
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