Major League Baseball's Reviving of African American Players

Suburbanization has a similar effect, drawing resources away from cities with large african american populations. Major league baseball is well aware of and concerned by the drop off in af African American players. So we have a league called the r b i league, which is reviving baseball in the inner cities. And these academies are really providing opportunity for young kids, particularly of color, to come and train with us - free of charge.