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Baseball is a very traditional sport and bringing off the field racial tension is to be avoided at all cost. Although the NFL has made clear their unsupportive for the act, baseball has ‘pleaded the fifth’ when it comes to social issues. This trend started a wave of players following suit and kneeling for the National Anthem as well, which later sparked a mass discussion via social media and news platforms around the nation.

Colin Kaepernick is famous for his decision to kneel during the National Anthem at NFL events. The NFL has had its dilemmas with social justice problems as well.

The NBA has carried out numerous social justice initiatives including ‘Black Lives Matter’ t-shirts and supportive gear representing unlawful deaths of black men by police. Simply put, Jones feels the league can do a better job connecting with African-American social issues as the other sports have made a priority. The league has experimented with various rule changes to speed up pace of play and reach younger fans, but the racial politics of baseball are the most in need of an update,” claims Jones. “The decisions made in baseball are white made decisions. There are a few theories to why this has taken place.īaltimore Oriole’s all-star outfielder Adam Jones fills in on his belief in this detachment between blacks and baseball. Although some of baseball’s greatest players are black, (ex: Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Bob Gibson, Ken Griffey Jr.) there seems to be a lack of interest with the game of baseball in black communities. The total percentage of African-American players is under 8% compared to the NBA’s 75%, and the NFL’s 64%.

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However, there is a blaring disconnect between “the old ballgame” and African-American participants.īaseball has the smallest percentage of baseball players between the three major professional sports. Baseball is considered as ‘America’s Pastime’ being created on American soil and one of the nation’s oldest sport. Fans are piling into stadiums to watch their favorite baseball teams take the field for the 2019 season. The beginning of the Major League baseball season has finally arrived.

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