Baseball Media Archives - Black Baseball Mixtape

BUCK O’NEIL CARD SELLS FOR OVER 6K. THE CARD IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY.

Words by Darren Lopez Recently, someone purchased a Buck O’Neil Almanaque baseball card at Hake’s auctions for over $6000. The 1946-1947 Almanaque was a Cuban winter league baseball card set that had

April 10, 2025

Collectibles

WINNING MENTALLY FT. CJ BEATTY & LEWIS BRINSON [IG LIVE]

On this special IG Live version of the Black Baseball Mixtape podcast, Cheats talks with Coach and Motivational Speaker CJ Beatty and former MLB pro Lewis Brinson. The rich conversation discusses how

February 19, 2025

BBM Podcast

KENDRCIK LAMAR IS A DODGERS FAN & THE MLB HOT STOVE IS FINALLY COOLING OFF [PODCAST]

The Black Baseball Mixtape crew is back! Cheats, Flobo, Malik, and April are here to talk this week in Black baseball. We have a special guest joining the crew to tonight Danny

February 11, 2025

BBM Podcast

IS JUAN SOTO MORE LIKEABLE AS A MET? ARE THE DODGERS EVIL? CAN BLACK PLAYERS BE AVERAGE? [PODCAST]

The Black Baseball Mixtape team returns for another year! Cheats host this episode, joined by Flobo, the host of In the Booth, and April, who leads 10th Inning Talk. Every week, the

February 8, 2025

BBM Podcast

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

Features

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

Features

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

Features

THE O’S ARE MAKING LOW-RISK/HIGH REWARD MOVES THAT HAVE BLACK FANS INTERESTED

Black baseball fans: Are you paying attention to the low-key moves made by the @orioles heading into Spring Training? The O’s signed former first-round picks Nick Gordon @flashgthe3rd & Jordyn Adams @jordynadams10 to minor league contracts. Both players

January 2, 2025

Features

CAN WASHINGTON D.C. BE THE CAPITAL OF BLACK BASEBALL IN 2025?

Could Washington, D.C., be the center of Black Baseball in 2025? Don’t look now, but the Nationals have eight American-born Black players on their MLB roster, and they have all the ingredients

January 2, 2025

Features

BLACK KIDS PLAY BASEBALL #10 EAST COAST V. WEST COAST (REDUX)

Lil CC and Roberto put their spin on the 2024 World Series…and the never-ending hip-hop debate of which coast reigns supreme. Creative by Marc “Cheats” Cheatham — Illustration by Antoine Blackman

October 30, 2024

BKPB (Comic Strip)