Jackie Robinson Day 2026 raises the question of what Robinson would see in MLB today, as Black players hover around 7 percent of rosters and the Minnesota Twins lead with five Black players on their team.
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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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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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Baseball still as White as ever
Baseball’s Whiteness, especially at the pro and college levels, is both obvious and concerning.
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Baseball growing more diverse off the field, if not on
Conclusion a two-part column Despite its overall paucity of Blacks on the field, baseball has shown a significant increase in racial hiring off the field. According to the 2018 MLB Racial and Gender Report Card by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), nearly 34 percent of MLB Central Office professional staff are […]
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Old diversity refrain resurfaces: ‘There’s more we can do’
MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred, Jr. was in town last week as part of the Minnesota Twins’ “Diversity Week.” He first spoke to a small group of reporters, including the MSR, then later before a reported 600 people who’d RSVP’d to the “Imagine if . . .” Diversity Celebration at the Twins Stadium’s Carew Atrium.