The Tampa Bay Rays have announced a $1 million fund for game day staff members at Tropicana Field who are being affected by postponed games due to the coronavirus.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the initiative, which was announced Tuesday, is motivated by the “desire to help some of the most valuable members of the baseball community.”
He also announced that all 30 MLB clubs were setting up similar funds.
“I am proud that our clubs came together so quickly and uniformly to support these individuals who provide so much to the game we love,” Manfred said in a press release.
“Our gameday staff are the familiar faces that our fans know and love,” Rays President Brian Auld said in a press release. “They are part of the fabric of the ballpark experience at Tropicana Field, and they are an essential part of our operations. We are proud that all 30 Major League Baseball clubs have made this commitment to their gameday employees.”
The MLB has not yet announced an alternative starting date for the season.
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This article appears in Mar 12-19, 2020.