Photo: Courtesy Papa Johns
The two players from the World Series-winning Atlanta Braves team took in a shift at a Papa Johns in Marietta, Georgia on Friday, making pizzas and folding boxes for hungry customers as two of the chain’s first “Pre-Season Pizza Pros.”
Papa Johns had sent out the call for players willing to take on the position just on Tuesday, tweeting out a video about the gig. “Are you a pro ball player with too much free time during a prolonged off season?” they asked in the clip. “If your team isn’t doing much lately, why not join ours?”
Pederson, 29, quickly tweeted back saying, “Let me shoot my shot,” while Swanson, 28, wrote, “Time to update my resume.”
Courtesy Papa Johns
Those hired into the Pre-Season Pizza Pro job, according to the brand, would reap the same benefits all company employees get, like flexible hours, healthcare options, training programs, dental and vision plans, paid vacation, disability and life insurance, 401(K) program and stock options, access to their “Dough and Degrees' tuition program, and more.
“We want pizza lover players who think everything’s better with pepperoni, who aren’t afraid to bring their own personal flavor to the table, [and] who celebrate every win with a pizza party,” Papa Johns said in their clip. “We’ll put your talents to use catching order, taking a swing at pizza making, and delivering the goods like you always have. You’ll even get a new uniform. So join our team roster and apply today.”
“Get out of the dugout and into some dough when you sign-up for an exciting new position at Papa Johns (more exciting than right field, at least),” they added.
It’s been 27 years since Major League Baseball has entered a player lockout. This is the first work stoppage in the league since the 1994-95 players' strike and the first MLB lockout since 1990.
The lockout began back in December after the MLB and the MLB Players Association’s previous collective bargaining agreement expired.
“Despite the league’s best efforts to make a deal with the Players Association, we were unable to extend our 26 year-long history of labor peace and come to an agreement with the MLBPA before the current CBA expired,” said MLB commissioner Rob Manfredin a statementat the time.
The MLB Players Association called the shutdown “a dramatic measure, regardless of the timing.”
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Opening Day was scheduled for March 31, but MLB ownership announced on Tuesday that they’ll begin canceling regular season games due to the lockout.
source: people.com
