Chief Revenue Officer Meka White Morris is the Minnesota Twins’ highest-ranking Black executive.
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‘Doby Night,’ but few Blacks in sight
After a year’s postponement due to COVID-19, the team’s annual Larry Doby Night resumed June 29 when the Saints played Omaha.
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Twins’ efforts to draw more Black fans ineffective so far
Team officials are hopeful that with the full stadium opening fans will come back in the current post-pandemic environment. But will African Americans be among them?
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Baseball talent runs in the Gordon family
Nick Gordon is in his third call-up stint from AAA St. Paul. He hopes this time is the charm.
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Twins explore outreach out to Blacks
Black baseball fans, or the lack thereof, have been oft-discussed by mainstream media, academia, but what can be done about it?
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What’s happened to Black baseball fans—and players?
‘We know that African Americans’ interest in baseball is steadily on the decline or remains stagnant.’
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Saints’ Broxton eager to rejoin the majors
Keon Broxton is one of two Black players on the St. Paul Saints 40-man roster—the Saints are in their first season as the Twins’ AAA affiliate.
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Stands empty of Blacks on Jackie Robinson Day!
I looked high and low as best I could without binoculars, but my futile efforts found no Black fans at a recent Minnesota Twins baseball game.
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Twins and Saints cozy up
The Saints, who have been an independent minor league franchise for 28 seasons in St. Paul, submitted its application last week to become the Twins’ Triple-A club.
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MLB needs to go all the way and pay Negro Leaguers
Last week MLB said it was going to recognize the legacy of the Negro Leagues by allowing the stats and records of the league 1920-1948 to be added to MLB’s.
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Twins commit to social equity with new pact
‘The Minnesota Twins will advance social equity by leveraging our resources to ensure every child has the same opportunity for success.’
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WORLD SERIES: Tampa Bay vs. Los Angeles
Here we go, the Fall Classic in prime time. Will anybody watch it? The Dodgers have not won since 1988. That should finally end in 2020.
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Here we go into MLB playoffs!
Sixteen teams have survived, including the Miami Marlins, the only team with a Black team president, Derrick Jeter, the legendary New York Yankee.
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Back-to-back Twins are in!
They did again. For the first time since 2009-2010, the Twins are in the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
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Pro baseball appeals less than NFL, NBA to aspiring athletes
MLB ‘is making strides in the right direction, but as always there needs to be added urgency in order to make Jackie’s vision a reality.’
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Twins logo ripe for more racially sensitive update
‘I simply wanted a respectful and subtle, yet very significant update to this logo that honors and reflects the team, the fans and players of different backgrounds’
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Both MN United and MN Twins fall short in inclusive hiring
‘Major League Baseball’s teams must improve inclusive hiring practices in order to accurately represent the players who play the game and the communities they serve.’
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MLB embroiled in another scandal
Attendance across MLB has again declined for the seventh straight season signaling a worrisome trend.
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This year’s Black passed-over list
At season’s end, there were eight MLB manager openings, and seven of those are now filled. With one remaining (Pittsburgh), the likelihood of one of the 12 Black candidates—let’s call them ‘the passed over’—being hired isn’t very good.
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It’s Washington vs. Houston in the Fall Classic
For the first time in 86 years, the Washington Nationals, once the Montreal Expos, have reached the World Series.