Baseball’s ongoing quest: Bring more African-Americans to the game
1971 Cy Young/MVP winner Vida Blue to speak at Feb. 22 fundraiser for nonprofit Tri-State Youth Baseball Academy
Vida Blue, 21-year-old Oakland Athletics' southpaw, eyes the batter as he kicks out in a pitch to the plate in a game with the Kansas City Royals on May 14, 1971. (AP Photo)
Former major league pitcher Vida Blue speaks at a Feb. 22 banquet to raise money and awareness to the lack of African-American youths playing baseball.
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Dave Clark Oakland A's Tony James Tri-State Youth Baseball Academy Vida BlueDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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