For the first time since 1950, there are projected to be no U.S.-born Black players in the World Series
Philadelphia power-hitting rookie Darick Hall made his debut in late June and played 41 games—his mother is white and his father is Black and white, and he identifies as multiracial. Hall wasn’t on the Phillies’ roster for any of the first three rounds this postseason and isn’t expected to be on the World Series roster.
MLB had 38% players of color on opening day rosters, including Altuve, Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Peña, Yuli Gurriel, Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez of the Astros and Segura, Ranger Suárez and Seranthony Domínguez of the Phillies. Betts, San Diego’s Josh Bell, Cleveland’s Triston McKenzie, Atlanta’s Michael Harris II and the Yankees’ Aaron Hicks were among the Black players whose teams were eliminated earlier this month in the playoffs.Last summer, for the first time in MLB draft history, four of the first five players selected were Black.