“Why Black America Has Abandoned Baseball” with Doug Glanville

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Real Sports Podcast host Max Gershberg is joined by former Major League Baseball outfielder turned broadcaster and writer Doug Glanville to reflect on Chris Rock’s archived 2015 stand-up piece on why black baseball fans are considered an “endangered species.” They examine the idea of fandom being generational and review the Marist poll and Center for Sports Communication study results highlighting the realities keeping participation low among African-Americans. [The interview starts at 08:45.] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices