Baseball and blacks.
This spring, when the Washington Nationals played an exhibition baseball game against Bethune-Cookman College, the school fielded almost two dozen white and Latino players. The irony is that the Bethune-Cookman is a historically black institution. Today, just five of the 28 players on the roster are African American.
There are even fewer blacks playing for the Washington Nationals. When their season opened, the Nationals’ roster featured just two African Americans, outfielders Terrmel Sledge and J.J. Davis. Why are African-Americans deserting baseball, especially with such a rich history in the game?
