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Argumentative Essay On Minor League Baseball

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Imagine a day in the life minor league baseball player. In a typical day, they do so much for nothing. In the morning they get up and make a quick breakfast, they eat it on the go and continue with their day. They get into their car and go straight to the field where they see their teammates getting ready for their warm up. They throw some ball and they start to talk with their coach and see what the plan for the upcoming practice will be. Today they are going to go over plays for different scenarios that may play out in the game. They do this for about 3 to 4 hours until they start practice drills. Six days a week, they spend every day like this, for 10 to 12 hours a day, each day, trying to overcome the exhaustion of the day before. Still, for all that work that they put into baseball, sixty to seventy hours a week, you would think that all of this would pay off a livable wage for a 19 or 20-year-old who has to pay for the household, food, and potential families. Minor league baseball players do not make enough to have a livable wage despite the number of hours that they put into their sports. Minor league baseball player train and practice for a long hour and non-stop for 60 to 70 hours a week and only get paid 1,100 to 2,150 a month per player. Critics may argue that they would have an opportunity to get into the major league from the minor league, but the chance of getting into the major league and how long it might take is too small to consider. The chance of getting
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