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If you’re a fan of professional baseball you’re more than likely already aware of the legacy of David Ortiz. The former designated hitter and Red Sox MVP is best known for his nickname “Big Papi,” as well as his crucial role in putting an end to the team’s 86-year World Series championship drought, commonly referred to as the “Curse of the Bambino.” Ortiz was so central in reversing the curse back in 2004 that he stars in a new Netflix docu-series titled The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox alongside a few of his former teammates. Given that Ortiz is fresh on everyone’s mind, now seems like as good a time as any to examine his many streams of income , and see what we can learn from his multi-million dollar net worth. According to Celebrity Net Worth , David Ortiz has an estimated value of over $55 million, mostly earned through his MLB salary, brand and endorsement deals and post-retirement work with ESPN as a sports analyst. With such a massive legacy and career to unpack, let’s see...
Baseball season is here, and Black baseball players are getting ready to show up and show out. The state of professional sports has been in a bit of a parlous state thanks to the pandemic, but things seem to be slowly — but surely — returning back to normal. Fans will recall that in December 2021, the MLB experienced a lockout because the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players had expired. “The Clubs and our owners fully understand just how important it is to our millions of fans that we get the game on the field as soon as possible. To that end, we want to bargain and we want a deal with the Players Association as quickly as possible,” said the league in a statement. But, fortunately, the collective bargaining finally worked, and Opening Day will officially happen on April 7. In this spirit, we decided to come up with a list of some of the highest-paid Black baseball players in the MLB.
Bianca Smith is having a great start to the new year. The Boston Red Sox recently hired Bianca Smith as minor league coach making Smith the first Black woman to coach professional baseball, reports Boston Globe. “She was a great candidate coming in,” said Red Sox vice president of player development Ben Crockett. “She’s had some really interesting experiences and has been passionate about growing her skillset and development herself.” Prior to joining the Sox staff, the 29-year-old played softball at Dartmouth College. She also served as a baseball operations intern with the Texas Rangers in 2017 and interned for the Cincinnati Reds baseball operations in 2019. Currently, she serves as an assistant baseball coach and hitting coordinator at Carroll University in Wisconsin under head coach Stein Rear. "I wanted to learn more about how the body actually worked." – New @RedSox minor league coach Bianca Smith on studying biomechanics to help gain an edge. Full #MLBNHotStove chat:...