In this Coaching While Black feature, Los Angeles Angels Manager Ron Washington reflects on leadership, resilience, and the challenges Black MLB coaches face.
Major League Baseball
Posted inSports
Evolving media landscape complicates baseball broadcasting
The Minnesota Twins have returned to television after a contract dispute, but the future of baseball broadcasting is uncertain as cable and streaming become more popular and over-the-air television becomes less common.
Posted inSports
Negro Leagues finally embraced as part of MLB history
MLB will play tribute to the Negro Leagues with a regular season game between San Francisco and St. Louis at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
Posted inSports
Black representation in MLB remains stubbornly low
MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day every April 15th, but only 6.2% of this year’s rosters on opening day were Black, with the Twins having three Blacks or 11.5% of its 2024 roster.
Posted inSports
Museum prez envisions a Negro Leagues campus
‘Many young people and young adults are falling in love with the Negro Leagues through this gaming platform.’
Posted inFeatured, Sports
How Blacks in baseball get pigeonholed
Minnesota Twins’ Chris Archer is among that paltry number of Black pitcher this season.
Posted inFeatured, National, News
MLB pulls All-Star game from Atlanta due to GA’s voter restriction law
‘Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box…’
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
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.
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
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.’
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
MLB embroiled in another scandal
Attendance across MLB has again declined for the seventh straight season signaling a worrisome trend.
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
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.
Posted inSports, Twins/MLB
Major League Baseball: Has something gone foul in the ballpark?
Something is going on with the MLB product, and yes, it’s affecting the game.
Posted inSports
World Series: Houston vs. Los Angeles!
It’s the Fall Classic with a rare match-up in the World Series. Houston vs. Los Angeles sound like two National League teams, but we are reminded that Major League Baseball (MLB) years ago moved the Astros to the American League to balance the Divisions. As recently as 2005, the Astros were in the World Series as […]