In a press conference prior to the All-Star Game Tuesday, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred shared that the league is partnering with the nonprofit organization Players Alliance on this new commitment.
The MLB will be partnering with a nonprofit called Players Alliance in order to achieve the stated goal of forcing such arbitrary diversity onto the league.
The new initiative is aimed to increase Black youth participation in the sport, including through funding leagues, equipment and tournaments, and to increase the the number of Black employees and contractors through recruitment programs and professional development for players transitioning to managerial, coaching and front-office positions in the league, according to MLB.com.
The MLB’s current number of black players is only around 8 percent, when the previous record was about 19 percent back in the 1980s.
The MLB will be partnering with a nonprofit called Players Alliance in order to achieve the stated goal of forcing such arbitrary diversity onto the league.
The new initiative is aimed to increase Black youth participation in the sport, including through funding leagues, equipment and tournaments, and to increase the the number of Black employees and contractors through recruitment programs and professional development for players transitioning to managerial, coaching and front-office positions in the league, according to MLB.com.
The MLB’s current number of black players is only around 8 percent, when the previous record was about 19 percent back in the 1980s.