Dodgers Special Assistant Chris Archer Hopeful For More Black Players In Baseball
Briefly

"I would love to see more representation, but I do understand it takes time for these things to happen... I can't say I'm satisfied with the state of Black Americans in baseball, but I can see a nice trajectory going forward."
"The amount of Black American players that have been getting drafted the last several years, kind of shows MLB's investment into the community, the seeds are starting to be planted and we're seeing some fruit from those. I like to lean into those ideas more and I think MLB is doing a good job."
"I think making the game cooler is helping. Whenever I used to backpedal off the mound and kiss my bicep, people would get upset. But now things like that are celebrated, which makes it cooler. But I'll say this, it's always going to be a challenge because with basketball and...
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