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It is interesting that the long historical pattern of exceptional achievement by the children of immigrants holds true for the children...

Some additional findings when breaking down whether the immigrants came from Africa, the Caribbean or "other" places: Among the 1st...

We drafted soon-to-be 27-year-old C Archer Brookman from the Blue Jays in the minor league phase. I not surprised either way regarding...

We drafted soon-to-be 27-year-old C Archer Brookman from the Blue Jays in the minor league phase. I not surprised either way regarding...

We didn't lose Burkhalter or anyone else in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft.

Some additional points in the NBER paper: 1) Black immigrants and their US-born children have exceptionally high levels of educational...

Alonso contract is tough but the Schwarber contract is worse. Schwarber came off a career year and the Phils paid for it. He’s not...

No way Alonso could hit .286 even once.

The column touches on an interesting political fact: black immigrants and their children are more likely to vote Republican than old...

81% of Somalian immigrants are on welfare

The NBER paper referenced above shows striking upward mobility by the children of black immigrants. https://www.nber.org/papers/w34327...

Yeah Olson is a bargain at that cost

Seager grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, so he undoubtedly lived and breathed the Braves as a lad. Would probably play for free if...

Interesting column on black immigrants. https://wapo.st/4aa3Kda Half of Black immigrants in the U.S. are from the Caribbean. More than...

I'd imagine Vientos or McNeil move to 1B. Probably looking at McNeil at 1B, Semien at 2B, Lindor at short, and Vientos at 3rd.