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Bottom Of The Ninth Circuit: Senne V. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation, Kevin Togami
Bottom Of The Ninth Circuit: Senne V. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation, Kevin Togami
Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review
Major League Baseball (“MLB”) is a multi-billion-dollar business. While MLB contracts can be worth well over $300 million, there are thousands of minor leaguers in the shadows of MLB making between $3000 to $7500 a year. These players survive in poor living conditions, receiving salaries far below federal minimum wage. They endure years of financial struggle for the marginally slim chance of playing in “The Show.”
In Senne v. Kansas City Royals Baseball Corporation, minor leaguers took a stand and voiced their frustration with this unfeasible lifestyle. They filed a class action lawsuit against MLB asserting claims under the Fair …