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MLB's Black population grows again two years after bottoming out

By BOB NIGHTENGALE USA Today NetworkSTLtoday.com

After sinking in 2024 to its lowest Black population since 1955, MLB has shown an increase in back-to-back years for the first time in about two decades.

Logan Eaton, age 9, plays catch in the outfield before a spring training baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie …