History of Diversity in the game
The only thing that's constant...is change
This article from 2024 sums it up. African-American players as a percentage of Major Leaguers has declined. There are many reasons for this, including the increased popularity of other sports in the US, and a dramatically-increased global talent pool.
Read about it here.
The key question is not where racial diversity has been, but here is going? We’ll explore that in future articles.