I'm glad Jordan Walker said this.
Growing up, I can't tell you how many times I heard:
"Baseball is boring."
"Go play football."
I was even called an "Oreo" because I chose baseball.
There was definitely pressure to play the sports everyone else was playing.
Baseball changed my life!
That's why seeing players like Jordan Walker embrace being role models matters. The more kids who see someone who looks like them thriving in baseball, the more they'll realize it's a path that's open to them too.
I hope more kids feel free to choose the game they love...not just the one everyone expects them to play.
🚨 White teenagers in Florida left their Black friend Marquise to drown in a river while taunting him with slurs and monkey noises from the shore.
Marquise couldn’t swim well and was wearing an ill-fitting child-sized life jacket. A kayaking family rescued him as he feared for his life.
He said his “friends” expected him to swim back alone. This kind of racist behavior is disgusting and should be investigated.
Sources: The Nerd Stash
🚨 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells has been MISSING since July 4th after a boat trip to Horn Island, Mississippi with 3 friends. 🛥️ 🏝️
His friends returned to the mainland on the boat WITHOUT him — they thought he caught another ride. His phone was later recovered and returned to family. 👀😳
Atlanta PD seen beating and arresting a man for not walking out of a street quick enough. Officers can also be seen pointing tasers at concerned bystanders