Baseball Has a Race Problem: The Decline of African-Americans in Baseball

Author

Ariel Pacheco, Craig Newmark Graduate School of JournalismFollow

Graduation Date

Fall 12-13-2020

Grading Professor

Steve Daly

Subject Concentration

Arts & Culture

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

African-Americans have been on a decline in the sport of baseball since the 1980’s. Of the 900 players on the 2020 opening day rosters, only 65 were African American. There are currently only two Black managers and one Black general manager in the MLB. As other sports like basketball and baseball continue to rise in popularity, baseball has staggered. The question remains, what is baseball doing wrong? Is it too expensive? Is it simply not inviting to African-Americans? And what, if anything, can be done to curtail these numbers?

Recommended Citation

Pacheco, Ariel, "Baseball Has a Race Problem: The Decline of African-Americans in Baseball" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/454