Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in North America made up of 30 teams that compete in the American League and the National League. In 2023, only 6.3 percent of MLB players were African American.
Share of African American players in the MLB from 2005 to 2023
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TIDES. (June 15, 2023). Share of African American players in the MLB from 2005 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168026/mlb-african-american-players/
TIDES. "Share of African American players in the MLB from 2005 to 2023." Chart. June 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168026/mlb-african-american-players/
TIDES. (2023). Share of African American players in the MLB from 2005 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168026/mlb-african-american-players/
TIDES. "Share of African American Players in The Mlb from 2005 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168026/mlb-african-american-players/
TIDES, Share of African American players in the MLB from 2005 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168026/mlb-african-american-players/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of African American players in the MLB from 2005 to 2023 [Graph], TIDES, June 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168026/mlb-african-american-players/
