A Major League Baseball lawsuit was filed by a "volunteer" worker during the all-star FanFest in July in NYC for being illegally compensated with shirts, hats and string-backpacks instead of cash.

Roughly 2,000 people were put to work according to the lawsuit and John Chen said in the lawsuit that he worked 17 hours in four days at the festival  by Major League Baseball from July to July 16. He said that he and other "volunteers" should be properly compensated for doing actual work that required money.

Chen stamped wrists, stumped flyers into bags and filed paperwork, which in the lawsuit against Major League Baseball said that it is all assignments that would otherwise have to be done by paid employees. His compensation, along with the other 2,000 workers included a shirt, cap, cinch drawstring backpack and free admission to the FanFest for himself and a guest, a water bottle and a baseball.

There was no free admission to the all-star game itself, but if a "volunteer" worked three shifts or more, then, they were given a chance in a drawing for two tickets to the "mid-summer classic."

The lawsuit said that the "volunteer" workforce violates federal and state labor laws and the "volunteers" should be paid at least minimum wage, which in N.Y. is $7.25 per hour.

"I very much enjoyed working at FanFest, but the minimum wage laws are important. People who cannot afford to work for free should be able to have the same experience I had," Chen said in a statement.

MLB FanFest tickets went for $35 per adult and $5 for a bag of chips and $7.50 for lemonade. It featured a chance to meet legends of the game, an opportunity to learn the history of the sport and attractions like shagging flies, batting practice, a wiffle ball game and more.

These "volunteers" joined in with the festivities while children and adults tried to enjoy themselves.

Chen is seeking a judgement forcing MLB to end the volunteer work program and pay the "volunteers" who worked at FanFest events dating back to the 2007 All-Star Weekend.

Major League Baseball told TMZ that it cannot on the lawsuit while it is still pending.