Ending or significantly cutting H-2B visas would create huge issues for MLB recruitment, fan viewership and revenue.
Juan Soto of the New York Yankees, here at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 1, began his career in the minor leagues. Foreign-born rookie and minor leaguers apply for H-2B visas to play during the season.The Major League Baseball postseason will culminate days before Americans head to November’s elections. We think league executives will pay close attention to the winners of both contests.
Workers who fall into the H-2 visa categories are employed in construction, landscaping, agriculture, food processing, hospitality, janitorial and other services — including seasonal jobs such as ski instructors, lifeguards, and, yes … baseball players.MLB players deemed “outstanding” in their profession apply for P-1 or O-1 visas; rookie and minor leaguers apply for H-2Bs as temporary seasonal nonagricultural workers who are required to return to their home countries after the season ends.
Notable immigrants who started in the minor leagues, particularly the rookie leagues, include Sammy Sosa, Mariano Rivera, Vladimir Guerrero and his son, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., David Ortiz, Elias Díaz, Teoscar Hernández, Ketel Marte, Adolis García, Jorge Soler, Salvador Pérez, Juan Soto and Jeremy Peña.This isn’t the first time H-2B visas have come under fire. They were limited starting in 2005; however, several months later and with the support of President George W.
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