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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
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...
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...
After summer awakening, MLB players are taking their efforts to the streets
"On Saturday afternoon, a black tractor-trailer truck will rumble from one down-and-out neighborhood in Baltimore to another down-and-out neighborhood in Washington, a journey about baseball and the Black experience. The final month of 2020 is here, and thank the high...
🗣️Back In The Day: Faces that paved the way! Who was your favorite player growing up? Let us know in the comments. #mlb
Did you know our board member @cgrand is an analyst for MLB on TBS? You can catch him every Tuesday night this season for pre-game and post-game coverage! #BeLike42
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To every player, coach, car pool driver, uniform washer and nurturer of players and the game we love...Happy Mothers Day.. 💐 #mothersday
Congratulations to @mlb Chief Baseball Development Officer @tony_reagins on his induction into the @bgca_clubs Alumni Hall of Fame. We salute you, Tony!
@triston.mckenzie shares the impact #JackieRobinson has had on his career. #Without42
#throwback to a few legends that have worn #42 to honor #JackieRobinson. Can you name them all?
It was our honor to present Jackie Robinson’s Forever Girl with his jacket. #BeLike42 #JackieRobinsonDay
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