The number of American-born Black players in MLB is at a historic low of 6%, and the reasons for this trend are complex and multifaceted, including a shift in sports preferences among young Black athletes and lack of access and exposure to baseball.
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The Moore Report: A memorial park for the Black Sox, one of Baltimore’s Negro League Baseball teams…imagine that
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. South Baltimore City is getting a great deal of attention these days. The Black communities on the other side of the water– opposite the Inner Harbor area– are Cherry Hill, Westport and Port Covington (recently renamed Baltimore Peninsula) and they’ve been overlooked for too long. Now things are happening through […]