I started this article wanting to write about Adam Jones. Namely, the way he was treated by Boston Red Sox fans, and the history of racism among baseball fans, commentators, players and ownership. I wanted to write about how the New York Yankees dragged their feet past the color line, choosing not to integrate until eight years after Jackie Robinson first suited up for the Dodgers. I wanted to write about the hypocrisy of the team and it insistence on history, while underselling stories of players like Elston Howard.
Baseball, race, and the work yet to do
