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
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
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
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
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
ORIOLES PANIC, METS CONFIDENCE, TIGERS HOT STREAK, MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 1 [PODCAST]
The MLB playoffs are here! The Black Baseball Mixtape podcast crew is recording live every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday throughout the playoffs. Cheats is joined by Flobo, April, and Malik to discuss
DODGERS CITY CONNECT TAKE 2: FUNFETTI IN SPACE
Words by Flobo Boyce To be perfectly honest with you, I had forgotten the Dodgers’ second go at the City Connect uniforms hadn’t officially dropped until June 17th of this year. The
A NEW LANDSCAPE FOR THE MLB RECORD BOOKS
Words by Daniel McNatt @culturexcures For years Black baseball fans have wondered what the history of the game would look like ifNegro League ballplayers were able to compete against their white counterparts
THE RIPPLE STAY BUSY (TWINS CITY CONNECT REVIEW)
Words by Flobo Boyce Not to be outdone by the other City Connect releases in the 2024 season, it was the Minnesota Twins’ turn to release their offering. By now, your mind
YOU WANNA SEE TRONTO AT NIGHT? (BLUE JAY CITY CONNECT REVIEW)
Words by Flobo Boyce 2024’s City Connect lineup rolls on as the Toronto Blue Jays announced the launch of their CC uniforms this Friday. The seventh (not the “6ixth”, sadly) City Connect