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MLB to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle lawsuit

FILE - Oklahoma State's Oliver Odle pitches in the ninth inning of Oklahoma State's 6-4 win over Creighton in an NCAA regional baseball tournament game in Fayetteville, Ark., Friday, June 1, 2007. Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial. The suit was filed in 2014 by Odle and two other players. (AP Photo/April L. Brown, File)

FILE - Midland RockHounds pitcher Brady Feigl throws during a Double-A baseball game against the San Antonio Missions on May 11, 2021, in Midland, Texas. Major League Baseball agreed to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a case that progressed through the courts for eight years without reaching a trial. (Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP, File)

MLB to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle lawsuit