We want them falling in love with baseball and softball all over again.” Alabama State infielder Randy Flores celebrates winning the MVP award after the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic at T-Mobile Park on July 7 in Seattle. You know what I’m saying? In these seats. We want to look into their eyes and see them inspired and amazed. So, we want to see as many young kids out here. “I grew up walking from the Central District down to the Kingdome.
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“We focused on the psychology off the field,” said Salisbury, who founded Converge Media, a company aiming to be “the world leader in uplifting and telling stories of the Black journey here in the Pacific Northwest, through TV and film.” The Mariners opened the ballpark to the company and let it shoot promos as a way to spread the word about the game. I know how big this is, not only for our community, for Black colleges, for Black people for opportunity and everything in this city.’ I said, ‘Just tell us you can give us a green light.’ ” And it was crazy because I was telling Major League Baseball, ‘Man, listen, we don’t need nothing. “I knew the potential of what this is, what this was about. That’s where I got into radio there, WRVS 89.9,” Salisbury, 43, said. “Going to a HBCU, I graduated from Elizabeth City State University. In all seriousness, though, there was a “anyone who’s anyone in Black baseball was there”-type energy. Not from the bullpen as he once did for many years in the big leagues, but from the dugout to the mound, just to get some extra TV time. Related Story Growth of U.S.-born Black baseball players takes root in upstart HBCU programs Read nowįormer MLB pitcher Marvin Freeman, pitching coach for Team Manuel, was expressly working on his walk to the mound. Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, wore some brown mustard-colored gators and he wasn’t even close to playing with y’all. On Friday on Dave Niehaus Way, the vibes were immaculate, to quote the youth. The hardest thing to achieve in large settings is letting marginalized groups feel included without being singled out. One guy, a member of Omega Psi Phi, even hit a one-man stroll on the concourse to the cheers of many and bemusement of a few. As were quite a few colleges and universities. The concourse was genuinely activated with Black life, as in the Divine Nine all had information desks out with information and pamphlets. The brainchild of legendary MLB outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., this was effectively a college homecoming at a ballpark. Plainly, it’s the most Black people I’ve ever seen at a baseball game in my life. Omari Salisbury is being completely earnest, standing on the field before the inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic at T-Mobile Park on July 7 as part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities, an event that brought about 10,000 people out to the yard to see these college players face off. SEATTLE - “This is the most Black folks I’ve seen in a stadium here since Beyoncé played at Lumen.
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