You wouldn't know it by looking at the Tigers roster. Pretty sure they have only one U.S.-born Black player on the roster

Posted on September 4, 2026 at 07:35:52 PM by GlassOnion (edited September 4, 2026 at 07:39:28 PM)

Kenley Jansen, who they'll probably get rid of shortly. They don't have many in the farm system either. The last few years they've had Akil Baddoo, Jahmai Jones and Justyn-Henry Malloy, all fringe prospects who have been discarded.

I'm not sure this is a problem per se but it is certainly indicative of how Biack participation in baseball has fallen off.

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NBC just did a piece on first woman head groundskeeper in mlb at comerica* - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:00:34 PM
- Was this a biological woman?* - By Alpo September 4, 2026 at 07:35:53 PM
  - She seemed nice. She is living her dream. You should be ashamed of yourself - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:48:17 PM
    - Thought maybe they could kill two birds with one stone.* - By Alpo September 4, 2026 at 07:57:19 PM
- Wait until they found out black players can play now* - By cp September 4, 2026 at 07:16:06 PM
  - You wouldn't know it by looking at the Tigers roster. Pretty sure they have only one U.S.-born Black player on the roster - By GlassOnion September 4, 2026 at 07:35:52 PM
- Woke* - By jjwalker September 4, 2026 at 07:12:36 PM
- Nabozny. Hasn't she been in that position a decade or more?? * - By GlassOnion September 4, 2026 at 07:07:15 PM
  - Sheesh. Just checked on google. Actually she's been head groundskeeper at CoPa ever since it opened in 2000* - By GlassOnion September 4, 2026 at 07:09:39 PM
  - 30 years* - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:08:50 PM
    - Well congrats to NBC for jumping on that hot story** - By GlassOnion September 4, 2026 at 07:11:15 PM
      - It was the end of the evening newscast feel good story. It was nice* - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:17:25 PM
        
        Jfc. You bastards are cynical * - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:18:53 PM
        
        Go to bed gramps* - By cp September 4, 2026 at 07:22:33 PM
        
        I’m not the one who slept through the q & a - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:26:28 PM
        
        I’m waiting on the next season of Oak Island before focusing on the q&a* - By cp September 4, 2026 at 07:34:41 PM
- Heather Navasni (sp)?* - By tem September 4, 2026 at 07:02:09 PM

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You wouldn't know it by looking at the Tigers roster. Pretty sure they have only one U.S.-born Black player on the roster