Diversity continues to be a huge issue in MLB hiring, both in front offices and in managerial positions. Commissioner Rob Manfred was so serious about it that he engaged the search firm Korn Ferry to help increase diversity in major league jobs. But even though Korn Ferry had a decent track record with the NFL, NBA, and NCAA, they failed to place a single minority in a front office job in their time working for MLB. Which is why, according to USA Today, Manfred has fired them as MLB’s leadership search firm.
It wasn’t just that Korn Ferry was dramatically unsuccessful at placing (or even seriously interviewing) minorities for positions in baseball.