During the last decade, a number of athletes began engaging in social activism. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, that wave of protest became a tsunami, energizing collegiate and professional athletes and reverberating across society. But baseball, once in the vanguard of sports activism, remained on the sidelines. As the national pastime, it reflected the country’s turn toward social Darwinism and segregation at the turn of the 20th century. After World War II, when Jackie Robinson reintegrated the major leagues, it was a catalyst to change off the field. This essay addresses that politicized past and its more quiescent present.

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对棒球中非裔美国人的思考：不再是变革的先锋

在过去十年中，许多运动员开始参与社会活动。乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）去世后，抗议浪潮演变成海啸，激发了大学和职业运动员的活力，并在整个社会引起了反响。但是棒球，曾经是体育运动的先锋，却一直处于观望状态。作为民族消遣，它反映了国家在20世纪之交转向社会达尔文主义和种族隔离。二战后，当杰基罗宾逊重新融入大联盟时，这是改变场外的催化剂。这篇文章讨论了政治化的过去及其更加平静的现在。