Number of Black major leaguers remains historically low, but improvement may be on the way

By ALANIS THAMES For much of Lee Allen Jr.’s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him. Major League Baseball’s Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black and lived in the inner city — didn’t come across many baseball opportunities until late in his high school years. In January […]

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