As a baseball fan, I really wish MLB had more African American players, is a shame how we as fan are missing out on great talent, they need to promote the game in the inner city, we all know black players are born with talent. I’m saying this as a Hispanic man
@@kkmusick4206 The NFL and NBA are actually doing a good job promoting their sport to new generation and around the world in the future you going to have more Hispanic and other community in both leagues, baseball ⚾️ have been around longer and has a history of blacks players making a impact on the game. Why you don’t want blacks players to be a part of MLB
@@JillLogueShakira is the most overrated artist ever..shall we review some of her lyrics? "Good thing my breasts are small and humble...so that you don't mistake them for mountains" “I stepped in a puddle of love and got you all over me”
@@luismarrero1819because the way they are going about it is kind of selfish, they can’t force mlb to sign more of them if they aren’t as good as latin and wyte players. They already dominate the nfl & nba wich is fine, but a small percentage of them can’t just start complaining on how they want more of them in the mlb when they aren’t interested in the game as a majority.
Man y’all boys were spot on when I was younger i definitely saw a lot more of us playing the sport which made me wanted to play. Ken Jeffrey made Baseball cool , stop watching the sport shortly after Ryan Howard from the Phillies stop playing. Crazy to see how little African Americans playing the sport , just recently got back in the sport and definitely get when you said you find a player who you thought was a brother (Acuna ) just ti realize Hispanic. Which is all good and all but yeah the lack of representation is startling
@@elguerokabron most of the most prestigious records in major league baseball are held by black players lol. Unless you're talking about records that were broken before black players started playing. Some of those records still stands but I guess if you want to count those sure lol You're just a hater and you're mad. I'm noticing
@@seldomsceen yea that’s great but we are talking the present. How some of you are complaining about the mlb not having enough blk players when latins and ytes are better nowadays and less blks play the game.
There's tons of black people who play baseball. Most of them come from the Caribbean or Cuba. Just because they come from a latin country doesn't mean they aren't "black". Black and latino aren't mutually exclusive.
@@deshawn3633you’re right, they’re poorer and less well off than black Americans and yet dominate the league. Not sure why this topic is a “racial” issue
What I learned from interview is that to be black you must speak English and if you speak Spanish then your Spanish but black English speakers are not English. I feel smarter
People love bringing up the NBA as a rebuttal. For the most part, white Americans still play basketball and the sport continues to be popular among white Americans. On the other hand, baseball used to be very popular in black American communities. MLB, I believe, is the main reason for the decline in popularity. Keeping talented kids in the minor leagues for way too long & having an unfair international draft that favors Latin American players; which makes it harder for players in the US, Puerto Ricans & Canadians to shine. MLB spends more money on child labor camps in Latin American countries than in lower income neighborhoods (of all races), black Americans communities or inner cities in the US. These labor camps would be criminal in the US, PR & Canada! It’s all for cheaper talent. People like to use the excuse of “MLB is the most diverse league”. Black Latin American players are not the same as black Americans. Two totally different cultures. People wouldn’t compare a white Ukrainian to a white American for the same reasons. Latin American players, black or white, have more in common with each other than a black American player. Just ask Tori Hunter that played for the Twins or Jimmy Rollins, for example. Hell, even Hispanic Americans are culturally different than players from Latin American countries. Back to the Latin American subject: MLB puts their priorities in producing more players that come from Latin American countries. Mostly because they can train 8 years for 16 hours a day, no healthcare, no education and they won’t even bother teaching these kids English (which could be beneficial to a child later in life, not just in baseball.) The exploitation is shameful. The Latin American scouts are akin to traffickers & MLB looks the other way! Final note: Baseball in Philly was huge during the 2006 - 2012 years, especially in black communities. Ryan Howard built ballparks in inner city neighborhoods in Philly. Equipment and other fees are helped by donations and sponsors. Today, baseball is still huge in Philly (mostly due to the postseason last year) in black communities and beyond! Remember the Taney team that made it into the LLWS with mo’ne Davis? The Phillies used to have almost the whole starting lineup that were black Americans in the early 2010’s! The city and black community leaders have put in the effort to promote the game. MLB should prioritize promoting excitement for the game again, instead of building baseball fields in the UK. If they can’t, Americans will stop going to ballparks & we’re the number #1 consumers.
Actually nba and mlb have the same issues. They’re aren’t any superstar white American superstars like in the 80s in the NBA. All the white nba stars are non American just like MLB.
@@elguerokabron Aaron freaking Judge ..Andrew McCutchen, Mookie Betts ..Cedric Mullins Marcis Semien Tim Anderson, Marcus Stroman lol are not average. What are you talking about? Compared to the number of white mediocre players? Not even to count. Most of the Latin players you speak of are black Latin ones. If you want to call them Latin because they speak Spanish, theyre still black
@@seldomsceen sorry don’t follow the dodgers but yes betts, Mullins, and judge are the only consistent ones. judge is half and raised yte. Stroman rican and he is average. Well thats the whole problem you blk Americans complain about, that the latin blk ones don’t count and we need more American kind, so your the ones who don’t consider them blk since a lot of you keep saying we need more blks. If you ask them they would consider themselves latin also before blk
@@elguerokabron No they are not average. They don't let average black players ride the bench. If you are black and average you will be out on the street much sooner than white guys.
Now days you would have to pull up TAPE OF Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders to watch Black players that were FAMOUS and Successful in the sport of baseball.
They are both incorrect, nothing to do with racism. You are contradicting yourselves. It is very simple, blacks gravitate or are more attracted to football and basketball, not to mention rap
This is purposely done travel ball inner City kids can't afford it and the black kids are on the team most of them are sponsored got to understand baseball bats cost you $200 to $400 now
We can’t just come on the field playing hard, players have to be baseball minded and need baseball IQ. Some kids that play with my son are athletic but when he’s ready to pick a kid off they don’t know what the hell is going on so he can’t relay on them. If our boys have that athleticism and are baseball minded we are a force to reckon with. It’s twofold not just athleticism
Currently US Black men constitute 6.2% of opening day players. US black men also constitute about 6.2% of the US population. That makes MLB possibly the most diverse and equally represented professional sport in America
That’s great but “diversity” isn’t the subject they’re talking about. It’s about the lack of black Americans playing a sport that was once very popular in their communities.
@@lovesgucci1 then that only further proves the point I just made. There are more options. As options increase for a finite community those older options will always have a decrease. Before you leapfrog into what you want to interpret, actually interpret first. At any rate, MLB must be doing something right since viewership and attention is up in 2023 for the first time in many years. I know you don’t watch baseball but will say you do after you Google around and try to spit some obscure facts on the thread, but trust me, there is no decline in MLB in the black community
@@lovesgucci1 I was classically educated. It’s a shame we abandoned that style of education since it’s simply resulted in irrational thought, bumper sticker arguments and blindness to insight.
You need to put it in more context. The NFL as a Whole makes more Money than the MLB. But MLB Players make more Than NFL Players. It’s the process. Football Players get a chance to go to college, and depends on what schools they go to. That helps them get to the Pros. But Baseball Players have to go to Camps all year around to develop into a good player. They priced us out. The costs for baseball camps are very expensive. Baseball is a dying sport.
There are still black baseball players. They're just not American. They're mostly Afro Latino. Black MLB players are like the white NBA players. In the MLB, most of the great black players are Afro Latino. In the NBA, most of the great white players are European.
1B Will McCovey 2B Joe Morgan SS Ernie Banks 3B Bill Madlock C Roy Campanella RF Hank Aaron CF Willie Mays LF Frank Robinson SP Bob Gibson Reliever Lee Smith thats my best all time African American team.
Yea, A lot of the guys that currently pursuing baseball could definitely transition to baseball. Their strength and speed would be killer on baseball. I don’t necessarily mind brothas playing basketball as much cuz its an international sport, so if u put all ur cards in it u could definitely atleast play overseas and make good money so its a viable career option, but football doesnt really have many options outside the nfl or cfl that really make good money. The xfl is okay i guess, but not as viable as basketball
I'm not trying to be cold but at 32 years old I know of 2 hof catchers that are black how are you claiming systemic racism when like you said nba nfl 70+ percent AA not everything is racist I wish this would change.and to hear an idol and hero in my childhood in CC its disgusting when in Tampa 80% of the kids going to see Carl Crawford at the trop were white 90% of the people buying his hats jerseys memorabilia where white so I'd really love to see how we are racist and how we as a whole are holding back black people in America I hope your son has half the career you had because man you got me through some dark ass days as a kid I hope his impact on the game goes beyond words but yall on some bull shit her son
11:55 please have a all blk team vs an all wyte team see what happens. The blk team would have the speed & power hitters but strikeout a lot, and wouldn’t have the pitching like the wyte players have, that would be enough to dominate. Baseball is not a game of physicality but more of a mental game that’s why the Japanese are the best.
Black people dominate every single sport that they attempt. Baseball would be no different if they decided to play. That includes African Americans and black Latino players. It doesn't matter the sport. We're just better lol
First - What about all the foreign Blacks who play MLB? There are quite a few Caribbean Blacks, mainly from Cuba, Dominicania, etc. And please don't bother denying obviously Black people from Caribbea and elsewhere being Black. I'm sorry, that dog won't hunt. One doesn't have to be an American Black to be Black! This may come as a shock and surprise to many, but, there are Blacks from other countries than the USA, believe it or not! Second - Who cares? Y'all gripe about baseball not having enough Black players as if it's an issue! I mean, good grief! Blacks dominate just about every other sport such as football and basketball! I don't see Whites getting all bent out of shape about that and making public speeches about it!
Its a damn shame how low the views are on this interview
Pretty much goes to show how unpopular baseball is in black community...dope interview! I got here because Undisputed just brought this issues up
My Son 1yr old and i'm training him to play Baseball now.
Youre not going to the pros. In MLB you can spend a career in the minors. Nobody goes right to the MLB right away
As a baseball fan, I really wish MLB had more African American players, is a shame how we as fan are missing out on great talent, they need to promote the game in the inner city, we all know black players are born with talent. I’m saying this as a Hispanic man
So where are all the Hispanics in the NFL or NBA ?? NO HISPANIC AND BLACK COALITION
@@kkmusick4206 The NFL and NBA are actually doing a good job promoting their sport to new generation and around the world in the future you going to have more Hispanic and other community in both leagues, baseball ⚾️ have been around longer and has a history of blacks players making a impact on the game. Why you don’t want blacks players to be a part of MLB
They dominate football and music they need more music artists like Shakira so sick of rap music its filth
@@JillLogueShakira is the most overrated artist ever..shall we review some of her lyrics?
"Good thing my breasts are small and humble...so that you don't mistake them for mountains"
“I stepped in a puddle of love and got you all over me”
@@luismarrero1819because the way they are going about it is kind of selfish, they can’t force mlb to sign more of them if they aren’t as good as latin and wyte players. They already dominate the nfl & nba wich is fine, but a small percentage of them can’t just start complaining on how they want more of them in the mlb when they aren’t interested in the game as a majority.
Man y’all boys were spot on when I was younger i definitely saw a lot more of us playing the sport which made me wanted to play. Ken Jeffrey made Baseball cool , stop watching the sport shortly after Ryan Howard from the Phillies stop playing.
Crazy to see how little African Americans playing the sport , just recently got back in the sport and definitely get when you said you find a player who you thought was a brother (Acuna ) just ti realize Hispanic. Which is all good and all but yeah the lack of representation is startling
Ronald Acuna is black. Just not from the US.
@@kylesantos8190 you’re right bro
@@kylesantos8190exactly yet they claim tiger woods make it make sense lol
@@yusefnegaomost latin blacks claim to be non black though
@@kylesantos8190then he ain’t Black 🤦🏿♂️ he is Afro Latino black is a Lineage with Culture we are not immigrants
If blacks were still playing baseball it would be a hire rated sport than football or anything...
They do , they’re called Dominicans Cubans and they rule baseball.
You can keep nfl & nba.
@@elguerokabron most of the most prestigious records in major league baseball are held by black players lol. Unless you're talking about records that were broken before black players started playing. Some of those records still stands but I guess if you want to count those sure lol You're just a hater and you're mad. I'm noticing
@@seldomsceen yea that’s great but we are talking the present. How some of you are complaining about the mlb not having enough blk players when latins and ytes are better nowadays and less blks play the game.
@@elguerokabron I just named a handful of players who are all black American players and they are all good players. So what are you talking about?
There's tons of black people who play baseball. Most of them come from the Caribbean or Cuba. Just because they come from a latin country doesn't mean they aren't "black". Black and latino aren't mutually exclusive.
Facts. But this podcast is specifically about African Americans and the number has been decreasing steadily since 2010
@@mikeyisniceha because baseball is not the sport to play in inner cities, just like baseball isn’t the sport of Brazil or Argentina.
Black Is an Ethnicity and Latinos are not Black , Black Americans are the Only “ Black” people
Yea but they're not Black American...
@@deshawn3633you’re right, they’re poorer and less well off than black Americans and yet dominate the league. Not sure why this topic is a “racial” issue
What I learned from interview is that to be black you must speak English and if you speak Spanish then your Spanish but black English speakers are not English. I feel smarter
People love bringing up the NBA as a rebuttal. For the most part, white Americans still play basketball and the sport continues to be popular among white Americans. On the other hand, baseball used to be very popular in black American communities. MLB, I believe, is the main reason for the decline in popularity. Keeping talented kids in the minor leagues for way too long & having an unfair international draft that favors Latin American players; which makes it harder for players in the US, Puerto Ricans & Canadians to shine. MLB spends more money on child labor camps in Latin American countries than in lower income neighborhoods (of all races), black Americans communities or inner cities in the US. These labor camps would be criminal in the US, PR & Canada! It’s all for cheaper talent.
People like to use the excuse of “MLB is the most diverse league”. Black Latin American players are not the same as black Americans. Two totally different cultures. People wouldn’t compare a white Ukrainian to a white American for the same reasons. Latin American players, black or white, have more in common with each other than a black American player. Just ask Tori Hunter that played for the Twins or Jimmy Rollins, for example. Hell, even Hispanic Americans are culturally different than players from Latin American countries.
Back to the Latin American subject: MLB puts their priorities in producing more players that come from Latin American countries. Mostly because they can train 8 years for 16 hours a day, no healthcare, no education and they won’t even bother teaching these kids English (which could be beneficial to a child later in life, not just in baseball.) The exploitation is shameful. The Latin American scouts are akin to traffickers & MLB looks the other way!
Final note: Baseball in Philly was huge during the 2006 - 2012 years, especially in black communities. Ryan Howard built ballparks in inner city neighborhoods in Philly. Equipment and other fees are helped by donations and sponsors. Today, baseball is still huge in Philly (mostly due to the postseason last year) in black communities and beyond! Remember the Taney team that made it into the LLWS with mo’ne Davis? The Phillies used to have almost the whole starting lineup that were black Americans in the early 2010’s! The city and black community leaders have put in the effort to promote the game. MLB should prioritize promoting excitement for the game again, instead of building baseball fields in the UK. If they can’t, Americans will stop going to ballparks & we’re the number #1 consumers.
Actually nba and mlb have the same issues. They’re aren’t any superstar white American superstars like in the 80s in the NBA. All the white nba stars are non American just like MLB.
One thing I noticed. The handful of black ( African American) players that are in the league most of them are stand out or above average players.
Nah they really are average. I can’t think of one making an impact and being a consistent all around good player like latins & wyte players
@@elguerokabron Aaron freaking Judge ..Andrew McCutchen, Mookie Betts ..Cedric Mullins Marcis Semien Tim Anderson, Marcus Stroman lol are not average. What are you talking about? Compared to the number of white mediocre players? Not even to count. Most of the Latin players you speak of are black Latin ones. If you want to call them Latin because they speak Spanish, theyre still black
@@seldomsceen sorry don’t follow the dodgers but yes betts, Mullins, and judge are the only consistent ones. judge is half and raised yte. Stroman rican and he is average. Well thats the whole problem you blk Americans complain about, that the latin blk ones don’t count and we need more American kind, so your the ones who don’t consider them blk since a lot of you keep saying we need more blks. If you ask them they would consider themselves latin also before blk
@@elguerokabronAaron judge and mookie betts
@@elguerokabron No they are not average. They don't let average black players ride the bench. If you are black and average you will be out on the street much sooner than white guys.
MLB would rather focus on international players
There's also a lack of them on construction sites
You already know the history of African-Americans and Major League Baseball.
Now days you would have to pull up TAPE OF Bo Jackson or Deion Sanders to watch Black players that were FAMOUS and Successful in the sport of baseball.
Parents, please hear me on this: your 5’8” son isn’t going to make to the NBA. Go buy him a $50 swing trainer and a bat.
They are both incorrect, nothing to do with racism. You are contradicting yourselves. It is very simple, blacks gravitate or are more attracted to football and basketball, not to mention rap
This is purposely done travel ball inner City kids can't afford it and the black kids are on the team most of them are sponsored got to understand baseball bats cost you $200 to $400 now
We can’t just come on the field playing hard, players have to be baseball minded and need baseball IQ. Some kids that play with my son are athletic but when he’s ready to pick a kid off they don’t know what the hell is going on so he can’t relay on them. If our boys have that athleticism and are baseball minded we are a force to reckon with. It’s twofold not just athleticism
i loved baseball growing up my mom couldn’t just afford for me to play
Currently US Black men constitute 6.2% of opening day players. US black men also constitute about 6.2% of the US population. That makes MLB possibly the most diverse and equally represented professional sport in America
That’s great but “diversity” isn’t the subject they’re talking about. It’s about the lack of black Americans playing a sport that was once very popular in their communities.
@@lovesgucci1 then that only further proves the point I just made. There are more options. As options increase for a finite community those older options will always have a decrease. Before you leapfrog into what you want to interpret, actually interpret first.
At any rate, MLB must be doing something right since viewership and attention is up in 2023 for the first time in many years. I know you don’t watch baseball but will say you do after you Google around and try to spit some obscure facts on the thread, but trust me, there is no decline in MLB in the black community
@@hikerguy3895 You got all that out 2 sentences?!
@@lovesgucci1 I was classically educated. It’s a shame we abandoned that style of education since it’s simply resulted in irrational thought, bumper sticker arguments and blindness to insight.
@@hikerguy3895 Who are you responding to?? 😂
Josh gibson was a catcher
You need to put it in more context. The NFL as a Whole makes more Money than the MLB. But MLB Players make more Than NFL Players. It’s the process. Football Players get a chance to go to college, and depends on what schools they go to. That helps them get to the Pros. But Baseball Players have to go to Camps all year around to develop into a good player. They priced us out. The costs for baseball camps are very expensive. Baseball is a dying sport.
It's definitely not a dying sport. People are playing it in almost every continent
There are still black baseball players. They're just not American. They're mostly Afro Latino. Black MLB players are like the white NBA players. In the MLB, most of the great black players are Afro Latino. In the NBA, most of the great white players are European.
Great analogy
Those aren't black Americans
Man this was a good ass REAL ass interview
1B Will McCovey 2B Joe Morgan SS Ernie Banks 3B Bill Madlock C Roy Campanella RF Hank Aaron CF Willie Mays LF Frank Robinson SP Bob Gibson Reliever Lee Smith thats my best all time African American team.
Yea, A lot of the guys that currently pursuing baseball could definitely transition to baseball. Their strength and speed would be killer on baseball. I don’t necessarily mind brothas playing basketball as much cuz its an international sport, so if u put all ur cards in it u could definitely atleast play overseas and make good money so its a viable career option, but football doesnt really have many options outside the nfl or cfl that really make good money. The xfl is okay i guess, but not as viable as basketball
6:08 so apparently he ain’t black anymore just cuz he not from America???
His accomplishments are very impressive not going lie ,
I'm not trying to be cold but at 32 years old I know of 2 hof catchers that are black how are you claiming systemic racism when like you said nba nfl 70+ percent AA not everything is racist I wish this would change.and to hear an idol and hero in my childhood in CC its disgusting when in Tampa 80% of the kids going to see Carl Crawford at the trop were white 90% of the people buying his hats jerseys memorabilia where white so I'd really love to see how we are racist and how we as a whole are holding back black people in America I hope your son has half the career you had because man you got me through some dark ass days as a kid I hope his impact on the game goes beyond words but yall on some bull shit her son
Get a life
Well Said
11:55 please have a all blk team vs an all wyte team see what happens. The blk team would have the speed & power hitters but strikeout a lot, and wouldn’t have the pitching like the wyte players have, that would be enough to dominate. Baseball is not a game of physicality but more of a mental game that’s why the Japanese are the best.
Black people dominate every single sport that they attempt. Baseball would be no different if they decided to play. That includes African Americans and black Latino players. It doesn't matter the sport. We're just better lol
@@seldomsceen not blk Americans though stay mad jjaja
We coming🤫✊🏾
Who told you that lie and Asians are the best layers now
@@elguerokabronnobody watches baseball anymore
First - What about all the foreign Blacks who play MLB? There are quite a few Caribbean Blacks, mainly from Cuba, Dominicania, etc. And please don't bother denying obviously Black people from Caribbea and elsewhere being Black. I'm sorry, that dog won't hunt. One doesn't have to be an American Black to be Black! This may come as a shock and surprise to many, but, there are Blacks from other countries than the USA, believe it or not!
Second - Who cares? Y'all gripe about baseball not having enough Black players as if it's an issue! I mean, good grief! Blacks dominate just about every other sport such as football and basketball! I don't see Whites getting all bent out of shape about that and making public speeches about it!
INCLUDE HISPANIC MEN INTO THE NBA OR NFL
Not as good as blacks