The Decline Of Black Catchers In MLB

[Ron Madden]

Baseball’s Dearth of Black Catchers Helps Explain Its Dearth of Black Managers
Former catchers hold about a third of MLB’s managing jobs. But there hasn’t been a Black everyday catcher in baseball in nearly two decades.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/basebal....co/MzBSHyCqty

[RedTeamGo!]

When I was a kid I always liked Charles Johnson.

[westofyou]

Interesting stuff from Jared, too bad it's behind that WSJ paywall. More should be able to read it

[Big Klu]

Off the top of my head, the only African-American catchers I can recall playing for the Reds are Hal King, Lloyd McClendon, and Terry McGriff. (And McClendon was more of a C/1B/3B/OF utility guy with a little bit of pop in his bat.)

[50YrRedsFan]

I remember the days of Johnny Roseboro, Earl Battey, Elston Howard.

[Big Klu]

Did the author overlook Russell Martin because he is biracial, or because he is Canadian?

[Ron Madden]

Did the author overlook Russell Martin because he is biracial, or because he is Canadian?

Russell Martin was mentioned as both Canadian and biracial

[Bruce Berenyi]

choo choo coleman,manny sanguillen

[Big Klu]

Russell Martin was mentioned as both Canadian and biracial

Thanks. In the part that was available without a subscription, there was no mention of him. That part of the article also mentioned that there had been no black starting catchers in nearly two decades, though Martin had been a regular as recently as 2016 with the Blue Jays.

[Ron Madden]

Thanks. In the part that was available without a subscription, there was no mention of him. That part of the article also mentioned that there had been no black starting catchers in nearly two decades, though Martin had been a regular as recently as 2016 with the Blue Jays.

I think the author was focusing on African American Everyday Catchers in the article.

[KronoRed]

When I was a kid I always liked Charles Johnson.

Same, great defender and could hit the homer.

[Big Klu]

When I was a kid I always liked Charles Johnson.

Former Reds catcher Terry McGriff is Charles Johnson's uncle.

[blumj]

Most black mlb players aren't African American they're mostly Dominican Cuban Puerto Rican or Mexican, most African American athletes prefer to play basketball or football It's not anyone's fault that most of the Dominican CubanPuertoo Ricanand Mexicancatchersdon'look as black as players from those places that play other positions

[Benihana]

When I was a kid I always liked Charles Johnson.

Me too. Saw him go 4-4 with 2 HRs in a AA game for the Portland Sea Dogs, and liked him ever since.