NEW YORK -- Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price thinks Major League Baseball made a mistake by having just 10 games Monday on Jackie Robinson Day.
Price tweeted about it Wednesday:
Hey @mlb every year on April 15th we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day...EVERYONE plays on that day next year deal? No one should have an off day let alone 10 teams!!
African American players dropped from 18 percent of the majors leagues in 1991 to 7.7 percent in 2017, then rose to 8.4 percent in 2018, according to The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida.