HBCU Swingman Classic set to air on MLB Network for All-Star Week
Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and Hall of Famer & Ambassador for the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation (YDF) Ken Griffey Jr. collectively introduced at present new, thrilling elements of the inaugural “HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile & Powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation,” an upcoming MLB All-Star Week expertise for baseball student-athletes from Division-I packages at Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU).
The HBCU Swingman Classic will spotlight the historical past and legacy of HBCU baseball packages whereas additionally offering 50 HBCU baseball gamers with the chance to showcase their expertise on a nationwide stage. The student-athletes have been chosen by a committee that can embody Griffey Jr., representatives from MLB and MLBPA, and scouts. They will take part in a wide range of MLB All-Star Week and common community-focused actions.
MLB All-Star Week in 2023 shall be hosted by the Mariners in Seattle from Friday, July 7 by means of Tuesday, July 11. The HBCU Swingman Classic offered by T-Mobile is the most recent main occasion added to the schedule of the annual Midsummer Classic, becoming a member of the MLB All-Star Game offered by Mastercard, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, the Sirius-XM All-Star Futures Game, All-Star Celebrity Softball Game, the MLB Draft, the High School All-American Game and a sequence of youth & fan engagement actions.
The HBCU Swingman Classic offered by T-Mobile joins the annual Hank Aaron Invitational as youth-oriented and diversity-focused packages powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation,
Historically, many HBCU alumni have reached Major League Baseball, together with Hall of Famers Andre Dawson and Lou Brock in addition to Marquis Grissom, Rickie Weeks, Jr., Ralph Garr, Vince Coleman, Tommie Agee, Tom Alston, Earl Battey, Joe Black and others. Hall of Famer Larry Doby can also be an HBCU alumnus however didn’t play baseball on the collegiate degree.
