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BETTS’ DECISION TO VISIT WHITE HOUSE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR MORE SAFETY FOR BLACK PLAYERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Last Friday, the news broke that Mookie Betts and Dodgers Manager Dave “Doc” Roberts would visit the White House on Monday to attend the White House celebration for the Dodgers 2024 World

April 7, 2025

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FLOBO’S FLOW: NEW TECH”ON-FIELD REPLAY” IS FOR THE GREATER GOOD

Baseball is back…sort of. While there are still a handful of Spring Training games left to play in 2025, Major League Baseball unofficially opened the season with the 2025 Tokyo Series. The

March 20, 2025

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DID YOUR FAVORITE MLB TEAM RECOGNIZE BLACK HISTORY MONTH? HERE IS THE LIST OF WHO DID AND WHO DIDN’T POST ON X.

As we mark the beginning of Black History Month (and, yes, it is still Black History Month), it is worth assessing how every MLB team acknowledges the journey of African Americans in

February 3, 2025

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BLACK BASEBALL 100: WHO ARE THE BEST BLACK PLAYERS IN 2025? [#98 | #94]

Who are the best Black players that baseball fans should follow in 2025? I love this question because it gives me the opportunity to talk about a few of the exciting Black

January 31, 2025

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CC SABATHIA GETS THE CALL. THE BLACK ACE IS THE 3RD BLACK PITCHER VOTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME BY THE BBWAA ON THE FIRST BALLOT.

The towering left-hander was surrounded by friends and family when he received the call to baseball immortality. Receiving 86.8% of the vote, CC Sabathia became only the third Black pitcher voted into

January 27, 2025

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A BLACK BASEBALL OFFSEASON PATTERN: TIM ANDERSON TO THE ANGELS IS THE LATEST

I’m starting to see a pattern when it comes to Black baseball signings this offseason. What is that pattern? It’s club-friendly, low-risk/high-reward deals. Tim Anderson is the latest Black player to meet

January 23, 2025

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2025 BASEBALL HALL OF FAME PREDICTIONS

Do you agree with my 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame predictions? I have Ichiro (unanimous), CC (over 90%), Wagner and Beltran. Unfortunately, I predict Andruw Jones falls short this year and will

January 21, 2025

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TRACKING THE 2025 BLACK BASEBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS

We are one week away from the Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 announcement. Who are you tracking? Black baseball fans are looking closely at CC Sabathia, who according to the public

January 15, 2025

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WHAT THE HECK IS BASEBALL ARBITRATION?

The VERY short (barebones) version of baseball arbitration EXPLAINED. Baseball arbitration is often messy, and leads to nasty divorces between players and clubs. Baseball arbitration is different than football and basketball because

January 13, 2025

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JUSTYN-HENRY MALLOY TALKS ABOUT HIS FIRST CAMP AND SUPPORT FOR OPERATION SMILE

View this post on Instagram A post shared by blackbaseballmixtape (@blackbaseballmixtape) Despite the low percentage of Black-American players in MLB, Black baseball players are more civically engaged and willing to give back

January 7, 2025

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