Elmore Sports Group, owner of multiple Minor League Baseball franchises, has partnered with Maryland-based Bowie State University on an initiative to diversify the front office staffs of its teams. (more…)
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MLB Launching Diversity Fellowship for Women, People of Color
Major League Baseball is launching a diversity fellowship for women and people of color, a program that will place candidates with teams and the league’s central office. (more…)
MLB/MiLB Diversity in 2017: An Update
If you’re been around the game of baseball for awhile, you know that diversity in a long-standing issue for owners, management and commissioners. Recently, however, there’s been an increased activity toward addressing the issue. Here’s a roundup. (more…)
Budig: More diversity needed in pro baseball
Dr. Gene Budig, former American League president now part of the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League) ownership, says pro baseball needs to work harder at diversity efforts. (more…)
MLB launches task force to address paucity of minorities in baseball
Recognizing that it may take more than just fixing up some inner-city baseball fields to attract minorities to the sport, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig appointed a task force to address the lack of diversity in professional baseball. There are plenty of areas where folks other than white men are underrepresented: there’s certainly a shortage of […]