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There are fewer blacks in Major League Baseball because on ballfields of america there are fewer black boys playing baseball (and honing the skills needed to make it to the majors).
Black kids, for differing reasons, are less enamored with baseball than in past years, bypassing baseball in favor of more interesting pursuits, basketball, by and large, but also in some communities, soccer, golf, etc...
I think marketing, or the lack thereof, is also affecting baseball. Baseball also doesn't market itself as well (anymore, anyway) as does basketball, so it's not surprising the numbers vis-a-vis Black athletes are dwindling.
I have madd respect for Gary Sheffield as a player, but I disagree with his take on this one.
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