Equal Pay in Sport

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Pay disparity has been a popular topic for many years now, a constant topic for discussion down the pub about the amount of money professional athletes make for playing sports. Sources within the sports world have informed The Puttdown that many major sports will be looking to move towards equal pay throughout their sports.

This week MLB has announced that they will be giving equal pay to every player no matter what position they play. Whether you are a starting shortstop or a bullpen pitcher, your pay is now going to be equal. This is great news for those players on the low end of the average pay scale. We spoke to the MLB commissioner to get his thoughts on the plan

"We get asked a lot about the amount of money players are getting paid, so we thought it would be in the best interests of everyone that we just paid everyone the same amount, that way no one can complain."

It will be interesting to see how the players react to the news, it will mean that superstar Mike Trout will now be getting the same pay like everyone else, and considering how outspoken Trout is, I'm sure we will find out his thoughts in the next 15 years.

It also seems that the NFL and NHL will be following suit, which means that punters will finally be getting the same pay as quarterbacks, something that people within the sport have been asking for, for many years. The main hold out at the moment is the NBA who seem reluctant to join the movement. The NBA commissioner was quoted saying.

"I mean, you try and tell Lebron James that he has to have the same pay as J.R Smith"

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