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Astros Hire Braves VP Dana Brown, MLB’s Only Black GM

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January 27, 2023

Via Yahoo! Sports, an article on the Houston Astros' recent hiring Dana Brown, who becomes MLB's only Black GM: The Houston Astros announced Thursday that they have hired Dana Brown, previously the Atlanta Braves' vice [...]

The Women Who Broke Barriers In Baseball

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January 24, 2023

Via MLB.com, a look at the women who broke barriers in baseball: Rachel Balkovec was named manager of the Yankees' Low-A Tampa affiliate in 2022, making her the first woman to manage in affiliated Minor League history. But [...]

Roberto Clemente: Influential As Ever 50 Years After His Death

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January 2, 2023

It’s been 50 years since Roberto Clemente, on a mission of mercy to help Nicaraguan earthquake victims, plunged in an airplane to his death off the coast of his native Puerto Rico. But his inspiration and legendary humanitarian [...]

MLB’s Marlins Promote Caroline O’Connor To President In Historic Hire

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November 15, 2022

Continued progress for diverse hiring in Major League Baseball: the Miami Marlins are now the first U.S. major sports franchise to have women serving simultaneously as president and general [...]

Why Dusty Baker’s World Series Win Means More

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November 11, 2022

With the Houston Astros’ victory last week, Dusty Baker became only the third African American manager to win the World Series (Dave Roberts and Cito Gaston were the others). Here is why this opportunity to celebrate Black [...]

MLB Is Failing Black Americans: The Phillies-Astros World Series Proves It

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November 4, 2022

After Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball in 1947, 1950 was the only World Series without Black Americans – until this year. I hope baseball can work to improve its diversity and inclusion. [...]

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