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MLB to invest up to $150M to improve Black representation
The league committed the money to The Players Alliance, a nonprofit comprised of Black players dedicated to improving equity in baseball
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On Monday, Major League Baseball announced it will invest up to $150 million over the next 10 years into
The Players Alliance, a nonprofit organization committed to improving equity in professional baseball. The organization is comprised of over 100 Black current and former major league players.
The announcement came from Commissioner
Rob Manfred prior to the 2021 Home Run Derby, one of the league’s All-Star events.
“Major League Baseball is thrilled to expand our commitment to the Players Alliance, which will include joint efforts to strengthen our sport’s engagement with Black communities,” Manfred said.
Reds 3, Cubs 2: The same old song
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There is a country music song titled “Gone” that they play at Sloan Park in Mesa whenever a Cubs player hits a spring training home run.
The chorus goes:
Gone like a soldier in the civil war, bang bang
Gone like a ‘59 Cadillac
Like all them good things that ain’t never coming back
Right now, what feels like it “ain’t never coming back” is the Cubs winning another baseball game, as they blew yet another lead third game in a row and lost to the Reds 3-2, their eighth consecutive defeat.
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