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Jackie Robinson Day bittersweet considering decline in black players

On Opening Day, MLB rosters were down to just 7.8 percent U.S.-born blacks

Julie Donaldson is joined by HardballTalk's Craig Calcaterra to discuss Jackie Robinson Day. The pair also touches on the recent decline of U.S.-born black players in the Major Leagues, noting the myriad of factors that have contributed to the trend. Calcaterra talks about the R.B.I. program (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) as one of the methods the MLB is using to increase the participation of U.S.-born blacks in the sport.