Tag: MLB

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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Remembering Hank Aaron

Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron, the Baseball Hall of Famer who broke Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record amid racism died last week at the age of 86. The Mobile, Alabama native – “Hammer” or “Hammerin’ Hank” – was inducted into the hall of fame in 1982. During his MLB career, Aaron scored 755 career home […]

January 25, 2021

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

What Do Sporting Boycotts Tell Us About Ourselves?

The decision to boycott has been coupled with questions about what NBA players and other professional athletes are going to do next. The boycotting, however, needs to be framed as a greater cultural moment that is reflective of American shortcomings rather than asking athlete to carry the mantel for social activism.

September 1, 2020

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