There are many things that the minor league professional baseball players deal with. Some on the field, some off. However, the major leaguers are often treated like royalty off the field. The minor league players often are not.

An average minor leaguer makes just over $2,150 a month, or $25,800 a year, just over minimum wage. Most players have to work a second job over the winter when baseball is not in season. However, when a player is brought up to the majors, their salary can increase to $545,000 a year, approximately 45,000 a month. This contract stays like this until the player is outrighted off the 40-man roster, or released.

With this, travel is much different in the minor leagues. Most players travel by bus from minor league city to minor league city. One example comes with the Cardinals AAA team. They play in Memphis, but have to travel to play in Tacoma once a season. Thats a long, uncomfortable ride. Long bus rides happen like that each week in the minors.

On top of money and travel are meals. Major leaguers can eat in luxury restaurants before and after their games, but the minor leagues do not really have that. some of the cities that they play in aren’t really built for those type of restaurants, but the main thing, is money. Minor leaguers need to get by on $2000 a month to pay rent, bills, and take care of their families. They don’t have money to eat really fancy everyday, so they have to improvise.

Though all of this may sound mistreated, these players are doing one thing many others are not. They are pursuing  their dream of becoming a major league baseball player. They know that the road is not always easy. This, and many players seem to make the most of it all, and enjoy and embrace the experiences of being in the minor leagues.

There is definitely reason to believe that the MiLB players are treated worse than MLB players, and it is definitely avoidable. There is not a reason to pay these players millions yet, but more than $2000 a month is definitely something most major league front offices can work into their budget, because, after all, they are all human too.