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1 day ago · According to Major League Baseball, Black players accounted for just 6 percent of Opening Day rosters this season — 57 players, total, across the 30 teams. Ken Griffey Jr., one of 14 Hall of ...
1 day ago · While overall diversity among MLB players is evident, especially with Latinos, just 6% of Opening Day rosters were African Americans, 57 men in all. That’s down from 6.2% on Opening rosters in 2023 and 7.2% in 2022, based on figures provided by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.
May 19, 2024 · In 2024, there were 57 Black players on Opening Day rosters leaguewide (6.0 percent of players). By Woods Richardson’s and McKenzie’s counts, they’re two of only eight Black starters in MLB. As to why that is?
2 days ago · According to MLB, more than a quarter of African American players on Opening Day rosters — along with 39 of the 74 African Americans on Spring Breakout rosters — are alumni of the multiple ...
May 2, 2024 · There were a total of 945 players on opening day rosters of Major League Baseball teams ahead of the 2023 season.
3 days ago · Only 6% of players on opening day major league rosters this year are Black, a number that has slowly eroded for decades. ... — The DREAM Series operated by MLB and USA Baseball has since 2017 ...
6 days ago · An annual study reviewing diversity hiring for Major League Baseball reported a record low of Black players on opening day rosters for the second straight year.
