The Black Baseball Mixtape

On this episode, the Mixtape crew talks about the struggling Mets, Royals, and Phillies. The surging Cubs and the surprising Rays. They also discuss the emergence of Dominic Smith in Atlanta and Jeremiah Jackson in Baltimore. They close the show with a discussion of the Padres' $3.9 billion sale to Jose E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones. The Black Baseball Mixtape is in partnership with the Players Al...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.20.2026): The Mets have dropped 11 in a row. The Phillies are off to their worst start since 2015. Judge and Rice are making home run history in the Bronx. Shohei keeps getting on base. Mason Miller cannot be hit, really. And, the Seattle Steelheads got a win at home—all of that and more on your daily dose of Black baseball news and highlights. Finish Your Breakfast.

Finish Your Breakfast (4.19.2026): The Padres are set to get new leadership, and with that leadership, history will be made. If the Padres sell to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, Feliciano will join the Angels’ Arte Moreno as the second Latino majority owner of an MLB franchise, and Jones will be the first African-American woman to be majority owner of an MLB franchise. $3.9 billion is a lot o...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.18.2026): RIP to Angels legend Garret Anderson. On Friday night, the Braves' Dom Smith and Mike Harris hit homers in a win. The Nationals'' Daylen Lile and James Wood hit home runs in a loss. The Cards Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn help their club beat the Astros. And Jeremiah Jackson is going on his way to joining Jo Adell in the FYB HOF. All of that AND the Black Baseball...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.17.2026): Trout and Judge finished their epic series in the Bronx. I believe the final count was 22 home runs between the Yankees and Angels in four games. Trout had 5 HR and 9 RBIs. Judge had 4 HRs and 5 RBIs. Jo Adell hit the big one yesterday, a grand slam in the eight inning. Angels won the game and tied the series. And, Jo Adell’s three-home run-robbing glove is going...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.16.2026): A celebration of the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson. A full slate of games, and they did not disappoint. We had walk-offs in the Bronx and San Diego. Mike Trout and Aaron Judge are putting on a show. Jeremiah Jackson (O’s) and Drake Baldwin (Braves) are staying hot. And much more on this episode of FYB. Your daily dose of Black baseball news and highlights.

Happy Jackie Robinson Day! There is a lot to cover this morning, and we have to start with the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The top-ranked team in the SWAC has once again pulled a mid-week miracle, upsetting #20 Florida in Gainesville. I can’t remember the last time an HBCU baseball team upset two ranked SEC teams in the same season. Congrats to BCU. I have to give love to the UCLA Bruins. The #1 tea...

Last week, MLB released new diversity data. The data tells an evolving story, one that can foster confidence in future growth. The data showed 64 American-Born Black players out of 948 players on the ‘26 active rosters and injured list. That is 6.8%. That percentage is an increase from 2024 to 2025. The increase is the first consecutive two-year increase in 20 years. Why is this happening? Why is...

There is no other way to say it, Mixtape family showed out on Monday. Judge and Grisham hit two home runs for the Yankees. They beat the Angels 11-10. Jeremiah Jackson hit two home runs in the O's come-from-behind victory against the DBacks. Josh Naylor hit two home runs (5 RBIs) in the Mariners' win over the Astros. Lawrence Butler saved a home run, then hit one against the Rangers. CJ Abrams too...

On this episode of the Black Baseball Mixtape podcast, the crew discusses MLB parity, new City Connect jerseys, and key early-season call-ups. Cheats ask the crew, who would you rather have for the next five years: Xavier Edwards or Chandler Simpson, and the emergence of Jordan Walker is analyzed. All of that and more on this episode of the Black Baseball Mixtape podcast. The Black Baseball Mixtap...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.13.2026): Jordan Walker is on FIRE. He hit his MLB-leading seventh home run yesterday. The Cards lost to the Sox 9-3. Dom Smith hit his third homer of the season. The Braves beat the Guardians on Sunday night baseball, 13-1. The Nationals swept the Brewers over the weekend. James Wood homered in the Nats 8-6 win. The American League is pretty even across the board. The bes...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.12.2026): Jordan Walker, James Wood, Josh Bell, and Jeremiah Jackson all made some noise last night. The Astros and Mariners played a Mixtape Classic with Taylor Trammell, Cam Smith, and JP Crawford all making big plays. Crawford walked it off. Taijuan Walker got his first win of the season, and Justin Crawford continues to contribute to the Phillies—all of that and more o...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.11.2026): A full slate of MLB games on Friday night. The Dodgers are the first team to 10 wins. Max Muncy had a night: 3 HRs and a walk off. Acuna, Harris, and Baldwin came up BIG in ATL. So did Crawford and Randy in Seattle. CJ Abrams and James Wood powered DC over Milwaukee. And there were some rough starts by Chase Burns and Kumar Rocker. All of that, and more on Finish...

New City Connect Uniforms (and hats) are out. The Braves, O's, Pirates, Reds, Royals, Padres, Rangers, and Brewers, all got a new wave of CC gear. Let me know what you think. The Black Baseball Mixtape just reached 100 subscribers on Substack. Thank you for your continued support.

Finish Your Breakfast (4.9.2026): Mo’ne Davis, now of the Women’s Professional Baseball League (WPBL), has signed a contract to enter Banana Land, pitching for the Indianapolis Clowns. She is scheduled to play in the Banana Ball league starting on April 11. This is a perfect fit for the Clowns and coach Eric Fox. The Clowns enter Banana Land carrying the legacy of the Negro League team that was on...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.8.2026): There was a lot that happened in the MLB last night, but I’m starting with a midweek upset in the NCAA. Congrats to HBCU Bethune-Cookman for knocking off #24 LSU. The Wildcats are in first place in the SWAC with a 23-10 record. This win marks their first against a ranked opponent since 2017. The LSU Tigers are the defending National Champions, but have struggled e...

After 18 months, baseball returned to Tropicana Field in Tampa. Cedric Mullins and Junior Caminero hit home runs. Chandler Simpson flashed some leather in the Rays' 6-4 win. The Braves' Drake Baldwin has been on FIRE. His home run in the first inning ties the MLB league lead. Is Baldwin this year's Cal Raleigh? Jo Adell hit his first homer of the season, and Jose Soriano pitched a gem (8 IP, 10Ks)...

On this episode of the Black Baseball Mixtape podcast, Cheats, Flobo, April, and Malik talk about teams that have overachieved and underachieved in the early weeks of the baseball season. Flobo deep dives into the emerging White Sox. April asks us which closer has the best sequence from the bullpen to the mound, and Malik highlights the Black-American players in the game putting in crazy work (Jo...

Finish Your Breakfast (4.6.2026): A full slate of games in MLB on Easter Sunday. Every team played, and the Cubs and Guardians played two (S/O to Ernie Banks). James Wood (Nats) hit his second homer of the season, but the Nats could not avoid the sweep by the Dodgers. Mookie Betts was placed on the IL with a strained oblique. The Braves’ Drake Baldwin had a day: 3-5, 4 RBIs, 1 HR, but the Braves l...

Finish Your (Easter) Brunch (4.5.2026): Yes, I took the morning off and attended Sunday service with the family, but I’m still here with your daily dose of Black baseball highlights. The story of Saturday had to be Jo Adell’s hat trick of home run robberies. The last one on JP Crawford was unreal. Adell is known more his power, but he is proving he can flash the leather in right field. Congratulat...

Finish Your Breakfast 4.4.2026 (Nats Home Opener): I was on hand to cover the Nats home opener. The weather was great, the energy was high, and the back-to-back World Champion Dodgers were in town. I chopped it up with several of my favorite players and got a few great Mixtape polaroids. Much more content and coverage coming soon. To recap the day in Black baseball, several players showed out: Law...

Short night in MLB, there were only three games played. Taj Bradley got his first win of the season. Josh Bell hit his second home run, and Byron Buxton got his first RBI of the year in a win over the Royals. The Braves embarrassed the Diamondbacks. Dom Smith hit his second home run of the season. Drake Baldwin is the first Braves' player to score in seven straight games since Hank Aaron. The last...

Cheats and Lewis Brinson discuss the first week of the MLB season. The Black Baseball Mixtape is brought to you in partnership with the Players Alliance, Minority Prospects, and Numbers Game scorebooks.

Phillies rookie Justin Crawford got his first RBI (run batted in) of the season. It was a big one. His walk-off single in the 10th capped a Phillies comeback. They were down 5-1 going into the bottom of the 7th. Crawford, 22, has a .412 batting average, a .444 on-base percentage, and a .471 slugging percentage so far. He’s looking more comfortable in center field. The Phillies are now 3-3 on the s...

Finish Your Breakfast: 4.1.2026 (April Fools') - Andrew McCutchen was not in the Rangers’ lineup last night, but his hot start is worth noting. McCutchen is batting 455/455/909 to start the season. And to think, some teams thought he was washed (Pirates). No matter how his book ends, I am happy Cutch is having this chapter. In a 3-2 loss to the Phillies, seven of the Nationals’ eight total hits ca...