I’d say its because we don’t do little league the way we used to and if blacks go to college, they go to schools that don’t put much emphasis on baseball in their sports programs.
I know there are some damn fine black players out there.
Also are black latin American players considered black or latin American?
Latin, regardless of skin tone.
Also are black latin American players considered black or latin American?
Back in the 1950’s they were Latin American
When they come for spring training in Florida, and many places still were segregated....the players would tell the establishment proprietors “oh he is Spanish, not black”
when it came to Black teammates (whether Spanish or not)...that way they could go into segregated places with their teammates