PHOENIX -- When then-Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig invited D-backs president/CEO Derrick Hall to be a part of Major League Baseball's Diversity Task Force in 2013, Hall was quick to accept.
"It seemed like a natural fit for me and one that I am passionate about," Hall said. "This, again, goes back to our social responsibility and history. We should always be leaders in diversity. Having begun my career in the Dodgers organization and having the pleasure of frequent interactions with Jackie Robinson's wife and daughter, I learned firsthand the magnitude of his life and importance to our game.