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The Show Notes #36: ¡Felíz El Día y Mes de la Etnia Negra de Panamá!

The Show Notes #36 highlights professional baseball's retired and active Afro-Panamanians. May is the official Black History Month of Panama and May…

May 30 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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The Show Notes #35: Black Prospects In The 2026 Florida Complex League

At this very moment, the Florida Complex League (FCL) has a collection of Black talent that is smaller than the group in the Arizona Complex League…

May 25 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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The Show Notes #34: Black Prospects In The 2026 Arizona Complex League

Take at look at the various ACL rosters for the current MiLB season and you’ll find Black Americans drafted out of high school and college, Samaná…

May 25 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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April 2026

The Show Notes #33: The Colorado Rockies Might Have a Hidden Gem

Eriel Dihigo is an infielder in the Colorado Rockies farm system who has posted intriguing numbers across two seasons in the Dominican Summer League.

Apr 5 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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March 2026

The Show Notes #32: The Samaná-American and Cocoló Ethnic Enclaves Are Making an Emergence

The modern-day Dominican Republic’s African-American, Francophone Afro-Caribbean, & Anglophone Afro-Caribbean ethnic enclaves are beginning to produce…

Mar 30 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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The Show Notes #31: It Is Now or Never For Ernesto Martínez Jr.

Ernesto Martínez Jr. is fighting for a spot on the New York Yankees 25-man roster with a unique style of play that might remind some of a former first…

Mar 15 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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The Show Notes #30: Ronald Acuña Jr.'s Clever Method of Paying Homage During the WBC

Ronald Acuña Jr. has openly paid homage to those who influenced and paved the way for him throughout his career, but what he has done during the 2023…

Mar 14 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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February 2026

Top 125 Black MiLB Prospects 2025-2026 - Tier Two

From Uganda to the state of Georgia, Black Baseball Culture is quietly moving in a positive direction. I hope this list emphasizes that fact more than…

Feb 25 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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The Show Notes #29: Baseball's Afro-Latino Counterculture is Purposely Ignored

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Feb 19 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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December 2025

The Show Notes #28: Is Black Baseball Culture Losing The Plot?

Active Black MiLB and MLB players need to decide if they are going to fully commit to following the tradition of collective uplift or if they’re going…

Dec 24, 2025 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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October 2025

Top 125 Black MiLB Prospects 2025 - Tier One

Many of the players in the first tier of this list are going to make a notable impact during the late 2020s and early 2030s that is going to take a lot…

Oct 20, 2025 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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September 2025

The Show Notes #27: Will Jordan Lawlar Find An Opportunity With Arizona?

Jordan Lawlar is one of the most talented shortstops to come out of Texas during the 21st century and he is running out of breathing room on Arizona's…

Sep 27, 2025 • Patrick Ellington Jr.

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