Tag: Baseball

XULA’s Reestablished Baseball Program Plays First Intercollegiate Game in Over 60 Years

Over the years, many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have eliminated their baseball programs due to limited funding and accessibility issues. Currently, only 8% of Major League Baseball (MLB) players and 4% of baseball players within the National Collegiate Athletic Association are Black, The New York Times reported. However, after announcing a reestablishment of […]

February 24, 2021

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St. Louis Cardinals’ Lou Brock, ‘The Greatest Base-Stealer Ever Known’, Dead at 81

Lou Brock, the St. Louis Cardinals’ Hall of Fame outfielder who “became the greatest base-stealer the major leagues had ever known,” died on Sunday at age 81, reports The New York Times. By the end of his 1961-1979 career, Brock held a batting average of .293, had hit 149 home runs and had scored 1,610 […]

September 8, 2020

MLB’s Diversity Hiring Score Unchanged

Baseball is a game played at a slow pace and is deliberate when it comes to changing the way it is played. The same can be said for Major League Baseball (MLB) and its racial and gender hiring practices.

April 15, 2019

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Experts: HBCUs Powered Baseball’s Negro Leagues

The best untold story of Black baseball in the United States is the one in which the pursuit of a higher education was front and centerfield in the lives of many Black baseball players.

April 1, 2015

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Is Baseball Striking Out With Blacks?

During the 2010 College World Series, just eight of 269 baseball players on competing teams were African-American. Those numbers are disturbing to those who believe African-Americans have largely turned away from the sport.

June 27, 2010

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