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After six seasons directing the White Sox fortunes, he's risen to fourth on the franchise's managerial wins list. Formerly, he was a pro player for 15 years and 12-year coach/Minor League manager. Manuel and Ken Williams form the first African-American GM/manager tandem in MLB history."
26 paź 2018 · Jerry Manuel has a solution for baseball’s lack of African-American players, and he wants to put the plan in motion before the next World Baseball Classic.
10 lip 2023 · Manuel, born in Hahira, Georgia, did not attend an HBCU, but his oldest son, fashion designer Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Jr. (Jerry Lorenzo), played baseball at Florida A&M. “He played on the last all-Black team at Florida A&M,” Manuel said.
7 kwi 2023 · Integrity, justice, citizenship, teamwork, consistency—these are the themes that ground the work of Jerry Manuel Sr. and son Anthony Manuel, both on and off the field.
14 lut 2021 · In 1975, the year that Manuel debuted with the Tigers, MLB had its first Black manager and was over 18% Black. In 2020, according to USA Today analysis, just 7.8% of MLB players were Black...
18 wrz 2024 · Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Sr. (born December 23, 1953), nicknamed " the Sage ", is an American former professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, and San Diego Padres, managed for the Chicago White Sox and New York Mets, and coached for the Expos, Florida Marlins ...
11 mar 2024 · Between 2012 and 2021, 17.4% of first-round picks were African American players. That number spiked to 30% in 2022, when four of the first five selections were Black players for the first time ever — and all four were alumni of at least one MLB diversity initiative.
