大聯盟官方也針對這項法案發布新聞稿
以下略譯
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.
現今大約有7500位小聯盟選手，MLB每年都會支付超過5億的簽約金和薪水給這些球員
因為小聯盟無法負擔如此龐大的花費，是以MLB藉由提供他們所需球員，允許職業
球團可以在國內某些市場無法負擔大聯盟球隊的眾多聚落進行比賽，大力挹注小聯盟
球團。
尤有甚者，對於絕大多數的球員來說，作為一位小聯盟球員並非其終身職志，而是短期，
季節性的學徒生活，他們要不向大聯盟邁進，要不另謀高就。
"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."
小聯盟球員敘薪的方式近似於藝術家、音樂家和其他有創意的專業人士，而這些人是
被摒除於公平勞動標準法的適用範圍的。如同這些專業人士，用計時員工方式對待
這些職業球員，即以他們的球賽進行的時數、他們何時抵達球場、他們花費多少時間訓練
、做了多少努力維持體態、參與多少宣傳賽或公益比賽，在觀念上顯然是不切實際的。
另外在下面新聞則有不同看法
http://tinyurl.com/zn27qpe
在文中指出，大聯盟去年的營收大約是95億美金
Disney公司也花了35億美金購入 Major League Baseball Advanced Media 33%股份
是以大聯盟沒有立場叫窮
如果MLB如果無法保障小聯盟球員薪資
要如何與其他運動產業如NBA NFL抗衡
又要如何使家長放心讓小孩投入這項運動