A's call food served to minor leaguers 'totally unacceptable' after photo posted online
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
A photo showing food served to some Oakland Athletics minor leaguers went viral on Tuesday, drawing references to the Fyre Festival that allegedly offered sandwich bread with sliced cheese for dinner.
Pictures of the food were shared through a Twitter account run by Advocates for Minor Leaguers, an organization fighting to help minor leaguers get fair pay and better working conditions.
Players in the Oakland A's organization shared these photos of their recent post-game meals.
No employer would serve these meals to employees they care about. Why are the A's serving them to their future Major Leaguers? pic.twitter.com/cIFqiPg6iX
— Advocates for Minor Leaguers (@MiLBAdvocates) June 1, 2021
In reply to the tweet, Athletics president Dave Kaval called the food "totally unacceptable."
This was totally unacceptable. When we found out several weeks ago we terminated the third party vendor. We apologize to our players, staff, and coaches. We will redouble our efforts to provide the best options for our team at every level. https://t.co/yPzVWiCx1D
— Dave Kaval (@DaveKaval) June 2, 2021
The A's also released a statement (h/t ESPN):
"Several weeks ago, we were made aware of the postgame meals being served to players in our Minor League system. Those options were completely unacceptable and by no means meet our quality standards. We immediately ended our relationship with that third party vendor."
The first photo was from May 18 when the A's Double-A affiliate was on the road in Texas, according to ESPN. The second photo is believed to be more recent from a different A's minor-league affiliate.
The photos depict the difficult conditions minor leaguers have to deal with every day. Most players even have to work two or more jobs because they don't get paid enough money from baseball alone.
Several players past and present called out the A's for the awful food they've been serving their minor leaguers, including Adam Jones, who spent 11 years with the Baltimore Orioles.
I got friends in prison that eat better than this. And before the non athletes say "suck it up, you're in the minors" these guys are ATHLETES!! Athletes require proper fuel. This ain't it. Not asking for Ruth Chris but damn!! https://t.co/SGcDKcf38V
— 10 (@SimplyAJ10) June 2, 2021
Continue ReadingShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.
Tags
Who is online
90 visitors
A cheese sandwich? rofl
Maybe someone is putting the food allotment money into their pocket.
I wonder if Trump is in charge of selecting which foods to serve?
I wonder if Trump or one of his companies is in charge of selecting which foods to serve?
President Donald Trump once again serves fast food to college athletes at White House celebration
North Dakota State's football team options included Chick-fil-A and McDonald's.
Despite facing mockery after serving fast food to the Clemson Tigers in January, President Donald Trump greeted another team of champion athletes with McDonald's Big Macs and Chick-fil-A sandwiches at an event Monday .
Considering how long Trump takes to praise himself, that crap had to be stone cold by then.
Look how the trumpturd turned the White House into the White Trash House!
I had better and more appetizing looking food in prison.