Not so crazy. There haven't been many black Americans in MLB for a long time now

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Oct 20, 2020
10:21:08pm

eysikal All-American

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eysikal

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Last login: Apr 28, 2024
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Crazy stat from MLB Network, Mookie Betts is the only African-American player

JOPE Resident Golf Fanatic

10/20/20 10:16pm

Not so crazy. There haven't been many black Americans in MLB for a long time now

eysikal

10/20/20 10:21pm

Increased this year from 68 to 80 in MLB, but still only 8% of the league

JOPE

10/20/20 10:25pm

Not by using Kamala Harris’ standard

SwanSong

10/20/20 10:21pm

Yeah of course the Dominicans and Puerto Ricans and Cubans have African heritage

JOPE

10/20/20 10:22pm

Well, technically Puerto Rico is a US territory...

jdub

10/20/20 10:26pm

Well the Puerto Rican on the Dodgers

JOPE

10/20/20 10:28pm

True

jdub

10/20/20 10:33pm

Yes but she grew up in which country?

molodyets

10/20/20 10:28pm

Same country Tupac did, whom she is good friends with to this day.

YNWA

10/20/20 10:32pm

Wow. That’s surprising.

byu1

10/20/20 10:23pm

Kenley Jansen isn’t African American?

brazilcoug

10/20/20 10:24pm

Curacao

Sandy Lyle

10/20/20 10:25pm

I had no idea. Huh.

brazilcoug

10/20/20 10:26pm

He was the starting catcher for the Netherlands in the 2009 world baseball classic

JOPE

10/20/20 10:29pm

There have been times I've wanted him to switch back to being a catcher.

garyfan

10/20/20 10:41pm

RE: He was the starting catcher for the Netherlands in the 2009 world baseball

bluecheese

10/20/20 10:50pm

That is crazy. What % are Latino, whether American or foreign-born?

chilango

10/21/20 6:43am

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