Major League Baseball is partnering with EVERFI to invite students to participate in the Black History Month Challenge, which includes the chance to win a college scholarship worth up to $10,000. The Challenge, open to everyone ages 13-18, asks students to participate in a 30-minute course before submitting a short

She holds the NCAA Division I record for most career home runs by a women's softball player. Her accomplishments on the diamond are many. But behind all the awards and recognition as one of the world's great female athletes, there's Lauren Chamberlain's drive to mentor young girls and women who

There was a time when Rachel Balkovec wondered whether baseball’s most important jobs would ever be open to women. Pleased by recent progress in that regard, the second-year Yankees Minor League hitting coach believes that there is more change to come. “My journey in sports and working in sports has

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum continues to celebrate the history of the Negro Leagues, and MLB.com’s Bill Ladson has written a series of articles on some of the league’s legends. Today, the focus is on James Allen Taylor, aka Candy Jim. Candy Jim Taylor came from tremendous baseball family. He

In celebration of Black History Month, MLB Network is highlighting one player each week in February, starting with Hank Aaron. • Where to find MLB Network on your TV The coverage kicked off with Bob Costas taking an in-depth look at the life and legacy of Aaron, who died on

Bianca Smith had a smile on her face for pretty much all of her 30-minute Zoom session with reporters. She had an enthusiasm in her voice that didn’t diminish even when she talked about the toughest moments of trying to establish herself in a male-dominated industry. The newly hired Minor

Raquel Ferreira has had a lot of supporters and mentors in her 22-year career in the Red Sox organization -- Theo Epstein, Ben Cherington, Mike Hazen and Brian O'Halloran, to name a few. In Major League Baseball’s “Women On Deck” webinar, organized by chief people and culture officer Michele Meyer-Shipp,

For years, baseball’s Black players had discussed the possibility of forming something like the Players Alliance -- a group that could use its collective voice and resources to create opportunities for the Black community in baseball and beyond. Those conversations, though, would routinely get sidetracked by the hectic grind of

MIAMI -- The Marlins have pledged to build as diverse an organization as possible. On Friday morning, they made history by announcing Kim Ng as their new general manager. Ng is the first woman to become an MLB general manager. She is also believed to be the first woman hired