PEORIA — Ben Zobrist assisted the Chicago Cubs achieved an extraordinary season in 2016, and come this summer, he will assist in celebrating the beginning of another season for a storied baseball league. Zobrist, who was named MVP of the World Series for the champion Cubs in 2016, will serve as the keynote speaker at…
NEW YORK (AP) — According to Darryl Strawberry, Major League Baseball should concentrate on nurturing and promoting the sport within urban areas so as to significantly increase the number of African American athletes. “They have academies everywhere else, but they don’t have the attraction for what inner cities are all about,” Strawberry said Thursday at…
NEW YORK (AP) — According to Darryl Strawberry, Major League Baseball should concentrate on fostering and promoting the sport within urban areas so as to significantly increase the number of African American athletes. “They have academies everywhere else, but they don’t have the attraction for what inner cities are all about,” Strawberry said Thursday at…