Paid in Dreams: Minor league baseball players work for hope of Majors
Memphis Redbirds’ Cory Spangenberg tags a runner out during an April 5, 2022, home game against the Gwinnett Stripers. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
For many, earning an average of $3,000 to $5,000 per year, there are two clocks ticking: one counting off the days of his baseball life, the other the days a life that he hasn’t quite started because of baseball.
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Don Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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