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A turn coaching an uptown baseball team showed Rich Berlin the benefit of offering structure for kids

Baby boomers who grew up playing and loving baseball had among their heroes Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Bob Gibson, Willie Stargell, Joe Morgan and Reggie Jackson -- Black players all.

An annual study reviewing diversity hiring for Major League Baseball reported a record low of Black players on opening day rosters for the second straight year. The report examined a range of positions at MLB’s headquarters and within franchises using data collected by the league from March shortly before the start of the 2023 season. Both figures are the lowest recorded in the study since it began in 1991, when 18% of MLB players were Black.

An annual study reviewing diversity hiring for Major League Baseball reported a record low of Black players on opening day rosters for the second straight year. Thursday’s report card from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida issued an overall grade of C-plus, with a B for racial hiring and a […]

The new program aims to bring baseball and softball back to schools and communities where there has been displacement or disconnection from the game