Only 5% of college baseball players in all of Division 1 were Black, only 3% coaches, according to NCAA statistics last year. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ECHLIN: The College World Series presented a ...

Black to the Bigs. 4/1/2025 | 45m 6s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Baseball legends Ken Griffey Jr, Mookie Betts and others discuss the decline of Black players in MLB. Aired 04/01/2025 ...

The multi-year partnership between the Black College World Series and Urban Edge Network was announced on June 11, 2024. “We are delighted about our partnership with UEN,” Michael Coker ...

The changes are part Microsoft's efforts to improve the resiliency of the Windows operating system after last year’s ...

Growing up in Queens, N.Y., Mike Dorcean would pick up a baseball bat and imitate Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing. Last Friday, July 7, the 22-year old catcher for Coppin State University kicked up dirt ...

'Leaders & Innovators' spotlights Black managers who led teams in the Negro Leagues. Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and a key figure behind MLB The Show video game ...

It's also the target for Parks and People, which seeks to honor the century-old history of the Baltimore Black Sox and Negro League Baseball through a hike-and-bike trail with exhibits.Interactive ...

Rickwood Field, the oldest active baseball field, hosts Juneteenth celebration featuring former MLB players like Andruw Jones ...

A League of Their Own's Will Graham, Desta Tedros Reff, Chanté Adams and consultants discuss how the Prime Video series told the stories of Black women in baseball.

Her corporate background spans almost 20 years, ... Batrus called on an icon of Black baseball and one of the best ever to play - Hall of Famer and YDF Ambassador Ken Griffey Jr.

College baseball needs more Black players. ... “You want to have a background and a resume that says: ‘This guy’s got a shot to do a really good job,’” Wates said recently.

Every April 15, Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. Players wear No. 42 for Robinson, the first Black player in the league in the 20th century. The celebrations serve not only as ...