The Show Notes #3: The Resurgence of Black Excellence Behind The Dish
Taking a quick look at the young Black catchers making noise in the various realms of professional baseball and what it means
One of the main things I looked forward to when the 2023 World Baseball Classic rosters were announced was watching all the young Black talent on teams such as Great Britain and Canada.
In my opinion, a primary incentive of baseball’s premier international tournament is seeing prospects from various levels of Minor League Baseball compete in high-stakes games with and against baseball players from the world’s best professional leagues such as MLB, CNS, NPB, and KBO as well as their peers in MiLB.
There are few things in baseball more extraordinary than watching a 20-year-old with two years of professional experience face off against a grizzled veteran with a professional baseball career that started before his opponent was alive. Watching Harry Ford and Bo Naylor perform for their respective countries during the 2023 WBC inspired me…
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