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
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
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
COULD BLACK ATHLETES HELP SOLVE THE HARRIS NARRATIVE ABOUT BLACK MALE VOTERS?
I recently watched an intriguing conversation between academic/author/activist Marc Lamont Hill, and best-selling author/journalist/activist Ta-Nehisi Coates, on Hill’s show UpFront on Al Jazeera English. The conversation was mostly about Coates’ new book
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
BLACK KIDS PLAY BASEBALL #9 “CALL ME ROBERTO”
Lil CC is overjoyed to see another “brotha” on the little league baseball field. He quickly learns that Black baseball players come in many different, shapes, sizes, and dimensions. BBM Family, Meet
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
A NEW FRONTIER FOR GLOBAL BASEBALL WITH KASH SHAIKH OF BASEBALL UNITED [PODCAST]
Baseball United founder Kash Shaikh returns to the Black Baseball Mixtape! Flobo Boyce (In the Booth) and Cheats get a full update on the progress of Baseball United. Since last year’s visit,