Mark Gray goes Black in the Day with former MLB pitcher Marvin Freeman who is also very active in MLB’s diversity and youth development programs.
Freeman pitched in 221 MLB games and for four teams (Braves, Phillies, Rockies, White Sox) over a 10-year career.
Black starting pitchers are rare in baseball. Marv had 78 career starts, which has led to a wealth of major league knowledge.
Marv played with the Braves in the 90s when they had the Soul Patrol, Back when a Black face on the field and in the dugout and int he stands in the ATL was common.
PART 1: Marvin Freeman Speaks To The Culture Of Baseball
PART 2: Marvin Freeman Talks About His Improbable Rise From Jackson State To MLB & More
PART 3: Black Knight Marvin Freeman Talks Giving Back: Marvin Freeman Youth Foundation & More
Former Detroit Tigers player Dmitri Young set off our first “Black In The Day” video of the season by recalling his greatest career moment, a three-homer Opening Day back in 2005.
Second generation MLBbro Gary Matthews Jr. shares an exclusive, untold story about one of the precarious situations he found himself in during his12-year MLB career (1999-2010). The outfielder hit 108 homers and carried the same name as his Dad, Gary Matthews Sr., a perennial All-Star performer in the 70s and 80s.
MLBbro Bo Porter (Former player, manager, executive and current Director of Coaching for MLB) tells the story of his greatest MLB playoff moment as a player for the Oakland A’s facing his idol Dr K back in the 90s.
MLBbro Ron LeFlore’s path to The Show wasn’t typical. He outran the suffocating cellblocks of Jackson State Prison to take his rightful place alongside diamond-mining legends.
On the field, he was a blessed bag-swiper and All-Star who once had a 30-game hitting streak. Off the field he was anamoly, who beat the odds like grandma with the switch.
Brandon Carr introduces you to one of the most inspiring sports narratives of the twentieth century.
