The reason there are fewer blacks in baseball is because black athletes prefer football and basketball.
It could be that college football and college basketball have greater visibility than college baseball - more so now than in the 1970’s...I recall Danny Murtaugh starting 9 black players for the Pirates.
As Glenn Hoffman said, “Pawtucket seemed like a much bigger city on the way up than it was on the way down.”
Bryant himself has presented some statistical analysis here - is he a racist?
My other question is, “Do you have to be an Ivy League grad to be a baseball General Manager these days?”
I find it hard to believe, and agree that it’s bad policy on MLB’s part if it’s actually true.