Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mocked Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Tuesday over his plea to Major League Baseball to scrap a plan to eliminate 42 minor league teams across the country. He also noted in a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred that minor league players earn as little as $1,160 per month. In a tweet, Cruz responded to conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who said Sanders is looking to “fight income inequality” in baseball by requiring MLB to redistribute income from big leaguers to minor league players. And no batter will be allowed to hit more than the league average.”Sanders has not called for the redistribution of players' income. In a letter to Manfred, he instead urged the commissioner to abort the plan, pay minor league players a living wage and make it easier for them to join a union.

Source: Fox News November 26, 2019 22:30 UTC