{"id":1717139,"date":"2022-10-30T06:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T10:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717139"},"modified":"2022-10-30T10:34:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T14:34:46","slug":"head-of-players-association-blames-mlb-for-lack-of-black-players-in-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/head-of-players-association-blames-mlb-for-lack-of-black-players-in-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of Players Association Blames MLB for \u201cLack\u201d of Black Players in World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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  <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Much has been made of the fact that for the first time since 1950, there are no U.S.-born Black players actively competing in the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>That of course, buries the lede, that there are multiple Black players that competed throughout the season for both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/world-series-2022-everything-you-need-know-fall-classic-phillies-astros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/ap-obsesses-over-race-due-to-lack-of-black-players-in-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AP OBSESSES OVER RACE DUE TO \u2018LACK\u2019 OF BLACK PLAYERS IN WORLD SERIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not to mention that the Astros manager is Black, and that there are numerous Afro-Latin players who will be playing in the series, including Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329.jpg\" alt=\"Black-Latin Astros player Yordan Alvarez prepares for the World Series\" class=\"wp-image-428811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-561x374-1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1437091329-265x177.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-531x354-1.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-364x243-1.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-728x486-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-608x406-1.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-758x506-1.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1437091329-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GettyImages-1437091329-144x96.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1437091329-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption>Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros is Cuban-born, and apparently doesn\u2019t count as \u201cBlack\u201d (Photo by Carmen Mandato\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But that wasn\u2019t enough for MLB Player\u2019s Association head Tony Clark, who repeatedly expressed his disappointment with the lack of Black players.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN, Clark said he\u2019s concerned that young Black athletes might choose not to play baseball while watching the World Series:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is truly unfortunate that any young Black player may be watching these games tonight is not going to see someone that looks like them and as a result may make a decision against continuing to play our great game and move on to something else,\u201d Clark said before Friday night\u2019s opener between Houston and Philadelphia. \u201cThat is disappointing and disheartening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also said that he believes MLB\u2019s \u201cyears of inattention\u201d has created this outcome, with the lack of Black executives and coaches being another indicator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the extent that that we\u2019ve got only a couple Black coaches, to the extent that we only have a few Black front office staff,\u201d Clark continued, \u201cit\u2019s a conversation that I think you should have with those in those positions as to why that continues to be the case when they 100% have the ability to control who they hire and who they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-only-american-born-black-players-count\">Only American-Born Black Players Count?<\/h2>\n<p>While there\u2019s a discussion that could be had about increasing the amount of Black athletes and executives in baseball, it\u2019s disingenuous to ignore that Afro-Latin players are participating.<\/p>\n<p>Clark\u2019s concern is that young children watching may be put off by the lack of Black players, except that isn\u2019t exactly accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Why are stars such as Alvarez irrelevant to this discussion?<\/p>\n<p>The obvious answer is that there\u2019s capital and political points to be gained by once again saying there\u2019s a problem that MLB needs to solve.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s certainly not ideal that there aren\u2019t more American-born Black players in the sport\u2019s signature event, but it\u2019s a bit intellectually dishonest to ignore that it\u2019s at least partially due to injuries and declining to include international athletes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much has been made of the fact that for the first time since 1950, there are no U.S.-born Black players actively competing in the World Series. 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