MEDIA

MLB: The Players Alliance honors Black playmakers in baseball

Los Angeles, California (July 19, 2022) – As part of All-Star Week, The Players Alliance — a nonprofit founded in 2020 by Black current and retired professional baseball players to increase African American representation in the sport — held an inaugural “Game Changers Celebration,” seeking to honor Black playmakers in the game and in the community while raising awareness for the organization’s mission. Eight-time All-Star Darryl Strawberry, two-time All-Star Eric Davis, two-time softball Olympic medalist Natasha Watley and Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts made up the group’s first four honorees.

MLB Players Donate Game Day Salary to Mark the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier

New York, NY (April 14, 2022)—The Players Alliance, a nonprofit started by active and retired professional baseball players, announced commitments by players, coaches and staff to donate their game-day salary in recognition of the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson...

M.L.B. Pledges Millions to Build Black Participation

"The league made a 10-year commitment to the Players Alliance that includes $10 million a year, plus an additional $5 million in matching contributions. Major League Baseball announced on Monday that it would donate up to $150 million to the Players Alliance, a...

100-plus donate JR Day salary to Alliance

"Dodgers left-hander David Price, Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward and Brewers outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. are among more than 100 Major League players of all races and backgrounds who have pledged to donate their gameday salaries on Jackie Robinson Day to support The...

Players Alliance Gives Back on 33-City Tour

"Cross-country tour provides COVID-19 supplies, baseball gear to Black communities A big black semi-trailer truck full of gear and cheer rolled into the Bronx on Tuesday, ready to deliver to those in need. Adorned with the logo of The Players Alliance, a nonprofit...

Players’ Alliance Gets $10 Million From M.L.B. and Union to Build Diversity

New York Times – "The money is a substantial boost to the 12-week-old group formed by current and former players to increase Black participation at all levels of the sport. Major League Baseball and the players’ union have pledged $10 million to the Players Alliance,...

Jackie Robinson Day Mentorship Program

R2C2 Celebrating 100 Years of Negro League History

Listen to R2C2 with hosts CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco as they are joined by the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, and MLB All-Star Curtis Granderson. In this episode, they discuss the importance of embracing the history of the Negro...

MLB Network Negro Leagues 100th Anniversary

Baseball Mentorship Program Launch

Unlike any other mentor program in professional sports, The Players Alliance Baseball Mentorship Program is fully operated by our professional athlete committee members. Each is dedicated to using their personal time to inspire the next generation of Black players in...

MLB: The Players Alliance honors Black playmakers in baseball

AJC: Atlanta nonprofit struggles to bring Black youths to baseball

By Ernie Suggs, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 75 years after Jackie Robinson’s MLB debut, hardball’s racial gap is widening When Lashandra Clark Callahan worked as a greeter at Truist Park, she occasionally brought her son, Jahliel, with her to the games to cheer...

MLB Players Donate Game Day Salary to Mark the 75th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier

CBS46 Atlanta: The Players Alliance and MLB provide financial support to L.E.A.D. Youth Baseball Program in Atlanta

The Players Alliance teamed up with MLB to support L.E.A.D., a youth baseball program co-founded by C.J. Stewart and Kelli Stewart. CJ Stewart is an Atlanta-based, retired player and trainer of both Jason Heyward and Dexter Flower has committed to providing the same...

WSBTV Atlanta: The Players Alliance and MLB honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Atlanta youth

The Players Alliance and MLB honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson with Atlanta youth.

STATEMENT ON CC SABATHIA JOINING MLB

All of us at The Players Alliance are thrilled that the news of CC's new role as Special Assistant to the Commissioner is out. Following the many gatherings, conferences, and conversations with players, The Players Alliance not only refocused our mission and...

CC Sabathia Looks Back on Storied MLB Career, Transformation Off the Field

"CC Sabathia is among the last of a dying breed across baseball. The former Yankees hurler retired following the 2019 season with 251 career wins, 3,577 innings and 3,404 strikeouts, ending his career with a statistical résumé that may never be matched again. Astros...

Jackie Robinson Day: More than 100 MLB players donate game-day salaries to the Players Alliance

"Each year, April 15 marks a profoundly important date on MLB's calendar: Jackie Robinson Day, which commemorates the anniversary of Robinson's 1947 major-league debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers, which brought a tragically belated end to the color barrier at the highest...

MLK’s legacy endures: ‘Times are changing’

"Standing before a packed, rapt congregation at St. Luke’s Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recognized the moment’s weight and its fragility. The date was May 6, 1963. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference were five weeks...

Cubs’ Heyward: ‘Still a lot of optimism’ for change, equity

"The term “inflection point” became so common this summer that it almost became a cliche in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police and protests across the country demanding justice, police reform and recognition of the lived reality of Black and...