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Cardinals Walker Wins Home Run Derby, WNBA Coaching Representation, and Olivia Miles’ Historic Rookie Run
Joy Taylor recaps the Netflix-streamed Home Run Derby, where Cardinals outfielder Jordan Walker hit six straight homers in the final to beat Philly favorite Kyle Schwarber, win his first Derby in his first appearance, become the first Cardinal to claim the title, and earn $1 million—more than his season salary—while emphasizing his goal of inspiring more Black kids to play baseball as MLB’s Black player percentage has risen to 6.8%. Taylor then highlights Paige Bueckers calling out that there are zero Black women head coaches in the WNBA, noting Black women’s…
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