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MLB Appoints 1st Black Umpire Crew Chief
MLB Appoints 1st Black Umpire Crew Chief
MLB Appoints 1st Black Umpire Crew Chief
Major League Baseball has appointed its first African American umpire crew chief, promoting Kerwin Danley to the position this week, The Associated Press has learned. A person familiar with the move spoke to the AP on Wednesday night on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made.