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.
Kansas City Royals ourfielder Michael Taylor went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI and a home run off fellow MLBbro Taylor Hearn on Opening Day. Taylor hit .244 this season with 12 homers, 54 RBI and won the American League Gold Glove for a struggling Royals squad. Taylor was one of two MLBbros to win an AL Gold Glove alogn with Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Marcus Semien.
Rob Parker shouts out the five Black players this season who exhibited a style and flair that captivated fans and elevated themselves to “must see” TV.
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.