The Houston Astros celebrate winning the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 23.
In 1979 alone, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker were among 10 Black players on the “We Are Family” Pittsburgh Pirates champions.
“It’s been a story that’s been ongoing since the late 1980s, the decline of Black baseball players,” he said.
Hall wasn’t on the Phillies’ roster for any of the first three rounds this postseason and isn’t expected to be on the World Series roster.
Many Afro Latino players embrace Black identity, yet perhaps not for the same reasons that Black U.S. players do.
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmazon's smart home dominance and how it could grow with iRobot acquisitionAmazon ships more U.S. smart home devices than any other company and says Alexa now works on 140,000 products.
After buying video doorbell maker Ring in 2018 and mesh WiFi system Eero in 2019, Amazon's now trying to buy Roomba vacuum maker iRobot.
But the FTC is asking for more information before approving the $1.7 billion deal.
Ahead of its annual smart home event, CNBC asked Amazon about what really happens to all the data collected by its devices and how it dominates the internet of things.
The Illinois Lottery said the prize was claimed by two individuals who had agreed to split the prize if they won.
The winners wish to remain anonymous, and the Illinois Lottery said it was unable to share any information about the winners except to say that they must be absolutely “over the moon” with their Mega Millions win.
Lottery officials said the winners opted to take the lump sum payment of $780.5 million.
“These winners are now in the enviable position of deciding what to do with their newfound fortune,” said Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays.
The jackpot was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize.
SAN DIEGO — According to prosecutors, Ryan Sawyer Mays was a young, arrogant sailor angry about being assigned to deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL — and he made the Navy pay in a big way.
Barthel said the Navy’s case relies largely on the account of a fellow sailor who has acknowledged changing it repeatedly.
Still, he said he is speaking out because the Navy case is unjust.
Navy leaders disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with what it described as widespread leadership failures that contributed to the disaster.
The Navy spread blame across a wide range of ranks and responsibilities and directly faulted the ship’s three top officers.
Two brothers in Canada are turning old skateboards into furniture, bowls, and jewelry.
Their brightly colored pieces reuse some of the 2 million boards that get broken every year.
Locations:Canada