Percentage of black MLB players drops again

MLB received its first A- for race Tuesday from Richard Lapchick, director of the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. Its grade was B+ in last year’s study. Among major leaguers, though, just 8.2 percent were black players, down from 8.4 percent in 2006. Lapchick released the study on Jackie Robinson Day, the 61st anniversary of when Robinson broke the major league color barrier.