Masyn Winn Emerges As A Face Of Black Baseball This Week On and Off The Field

St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn has wasted no time making a name for himself. The young superstar has quickly become an impact player on this Cardinals team and the future looks very bright with Winn in the picture.

 

Through 69 games, he’s hitting .299 with four home runs, 27 RBIs and eight stolen bases. He also has a five-game hitting streak.

 

 

This past weekend, Winn had an opportunity to play in a special game honoring the legacy of the Negro Leagues and one of the baseball greats and MLBbro legend Willie Mays.

 

The Cardinals took on the San Francisco Giants on June 20 in a game played at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

 

 

Winn Was Only MLBbro In Starting Lineup At Rickwood 

 

Winn was the only Black player in the game at Rickwood Field and went 1-for-3 at the plate with a double and two runs scored as the Cardinals won 6-5.

 

 

At the plate, Winn has been one of the team’s top hitters. During April and May, he hit .300 or better and he’s on pace to do the same this month.

 

Representing the Black community, Winn was full of excitement playing in this game and knew it would be an experience he would never forget.

 

“It means the world to me, and to my stepdad, who came into my life early on and taught me about the history of Black baseball players and their significance in our community,” he said. “He told me about what it means to represent the African-American community. So playing in this game, it’s going to be amazing.”

 

Winn Wants To Help Grow Black Baseball 

 

Winn wants to continue to grow the game in Black communities. And he’s the perfect player to do so.

 

The 22-year-old can relate to the younger generation and tell them about his experience growing up playing the game. And he’s had conversations with fellow MLBbro and teammate Jordan Walker about impacting the younger generation.

 

“Jordan [Walker] and I have talked about that a lot. Especially in the St. Louis community, where there’s such a big Black population, we feel we can have a big impact,” Winn said. “In the Black community, usually it’s more about basketball and football, but we’ve got to get more African-American kids playing baseball. It would be super cool to be an inspiration to others. Being able to look up to so many people while I was growing up, I want to show these other Black kids that it’s fun playing baseball.”

 

Winn has a promising future ahead of him and he can certainly make a positive impact not only on the field, but in the Black communities as well.

 

The community in St. Louis has a strong Black presence and as long as Winn is playing for the Cardinals, he will do what it takes to make sure the youth are informed about the game of baseball.

 

Winn has already established himself as one of the top young players in the game, and the sky’s the limit for our MLBbro.

 

St. Louis has a special talent in Masyn Winn.