MLB Commissioner Says Baseball Needs to Broaden Fan Base
The head of Major League Baseball says if the game is to thrive, it must lure more minority players and fans.
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The head of major league baseball says for the game to thrive it needs to develop players and fans among African Americans in markets like Detroit.
Recently-elected Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred stopped at Detroit’s Comerica Park as part of a tour of cities with major league teams.
WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter was with the Commissioner at the ball park.
He tells WDET’s Jerome Vaughn that Manfred has already faced some challenges.