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Sports
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker retires with many gifts left to give MLB
Baseball should create a role for Baker, one that fits the legend he represents
Sports
Dusty Baker, Reggie Jackson take alternate paths to the Houston Astros
Baker found his post-playing career role as a manager; Jackson feels denied a chance at MLB franchise ownership
Sports
Rickwood Field hosting of MLB in 2024 a chance to reinvigorate Birmingham
Nonprofit Friends of Rickwood sees the showcase at America’s oldest ballpark as more than just a game
Sports
MLS understands need for more Black US soccer players
League’s chief diversity officer says youth soccer in the United States has to ‘figure out a way to be able to have systemic change’
Sports
Negro League Seattle Steelheads a brief but essential part of the city’s rich baseball history
Despite one short-lived season, team lives on as a tribute to marginalized sports communities in the area
HBCU
HBCU student photographers capture Swingman Classic
Creatives from Clark Atlanta, Morgan State and Prairie View A&M document game during All-Star Week through MLB’s partnership with Getty Images
Sports
Jerry Manuel believes the HBCU Swingman Classic can reinvigorate Black interest in baseball
For all the focus on bringing more Black players into the game, what’s equally important is bringing Black fans back
Sports
HBCU Swingman Classic a proud showcase for players, fans of Black baseball
For Seattle, it meant the world just to be able to be a part of something — anything — focused on bringing Black folks together
Sports
Ken Griffey Jr.’s Swingman Classic is shouting out the good news of HBCU baseball
Griffey’s all-star game is a way of trying to level the playing field: ‘To be able to come out here and let these guys be seen on a national stage is important’