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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Braves meet with black group
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Upset over the lack of African-Americans on the Braves roster, members of Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow-PUSH Coalition met with team officials Monday.
Less than 10 percent of major league players are African-Americans. The Braves have one African-American player, left fielder Willie Harris. “You go to where the talent leads you,” Braves GM John Schuerholz said. “Finding major league-caliber baseball players is far too difficult if you try to narrow your criteria down to demographics.”
Joe Beasley of Rainbow-PUSH said, “If they put resources into recruiting here in the United States, and more specifically here in Atlanta, there are talented players here.”
How do you feel about this issue? What should the Braves do?
