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Major League Baseball agrees to pay minor leaguers $185 million to settle lawsuit

A baseball with MLB logo is seen at Citizens Bank Park before a game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies on June 28, 2018 in Philadelphia.

As Major League Baseball agreed to pay $185 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the league had violated federal wage laws in compensating minor leaguers, an advocacy group called the settlement a "first step" toward overhauling the minor league pay structure.

"We will not be satisfied

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