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Fox News
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Yankees stay committed to diversity and inclusion amid MLB's quiet rollback of DEI
The New York Yankees will remain committed to pushing diversity and inclusion within the organization, despite national rollbacks of DEI, including in MLB, an official said Tuesday. "We are continually working with the members of our Diversity and Inclusion Committee and are actively engaged with our neighbors and community partners," senior vice president of corporate and community relations Brian Smith told the New York Daily News on Jackie Robinson Day. "Our dedication towards these efforts remains unchanged, and our Diversity and Inclusion Committee continues to do its work." The Yankees originally revealed the creation of a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee in February 2021. The announcement of that committee said the initiative was in response to "recent, senseless tragedies in communities throughout our nation," less than a year after the death of George Floyd while in police custody. MLB removed "diversity" references from its careers page back in March. However, the careers page still includes a reference to inclusion and images of gay pride flags. President Donald Trump has made rolling back DEI in the public and private sector an early priority of his term. One of Trump's day one executive orders commanded the Office of Federal Contract Compliance to "immediately cease" promoting "diversity" and any encouragement of federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in affirmative action-like efforts that consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion or national origin when making hiring decisions. The General Services Administration (GSA) announced changes in February to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) meant to align with the president's executive order aimed at restoring meritocracy and ending discrimination in the public and private sectors. However, the Yankees believe their commitment to diversity and inclusion aligns with Trump's values on the issue. "Our commitment remains consistent. We have been committed to driving access in our neighboring communities, and we remain committed to driving access in our neighboring communities," Smith said. "We think President Trump would be pleased with our work because it creates the exact kind of opportunities that he focused on when he created an Opportunities Zone in the South Bronx in his first term." MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred launched a Diversity Pipeline Program in 2016, which resulted in over 400 assisted hires. In October 2023, a federal civil rights complaint was filed against MLB for racially discriminatory programs by the nonprofit conservative public interest organization America First Legal, alongside the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The complaint claimed MLB's official website presents at least four unlawful employment and contracting programs, citing the MLB Diversity Pipeline Program, the Diversity Fellowship Program, the Diversity in Ticket Sales Training Program and the Diverse Business Partners Program. After an owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, last month, Manfred announced MLB was evaluating the interpretation of federal law. "Our values, particularly our values on diversity, remain unchanged. But another value that is pretty important to us is we always try to comply with what the law is," Manfred said. "There seems to be an evolution going on here. We're following that very carefully. "Obviously, when things get a little more settled, we'll examine each of our programs and make sure that while the values remain the same that we're also consistent with what the law requires." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
USA Today
24-03-2025
- Business
- USA Today
MLB removes 'diversity' from job website in response to Trump's DEI purges
MLB removes 'diversity' from job website in response to Trump's DEI purges Show Caption Hide Caption MLB players and managers have mixed feelings around robot umpires in Spring Training Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques share feedback from players and managers regarding robot umpires in this year's Spring Training. Sports Seriously Major League Baseball removed references to "diversity" from its careers website, the latest organization to acquiesce to the Trump administration's executive order aiming to purge diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in America. "Our values on diversity remain unchanged," MLB said a statement Friday. "We are in the process of evaluating our programs for any modifications to eligibility criteria that are needed to ensure our programs are compliant with federal law as they continue forward." was the first to report the changes on MLB's website. "Our values, particularly our values on diversity, remain unchanged. But another value that is pretty important to us is we always try to comply with what the law is," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said last month after an owners' meeting. "There seems to be an evolution going on here. We're following that very carefully. Obviously, when things get a little more settled, we'll examine each of our programs and make sure that while the values remain the same that we're also consistent with what the law requires." In 2023, a right-wing legal group founded by Trump advisor Stephen Miller brought a complaint against MLB with with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that baseball's Diversity Pipeline Program, Diversity Fellowship Program, Diversity in Ticket Sales Training Program and the Diverse Business Partners Program were racially discriminatory. MLB is just one of many companies that Miller's America First Legal has taken action against over DEI policies in recent years. Earlier in the week it was discovered that Trump's Department of Defense had taken down a webpage celebrating the military achievements of Jackie Robinson, who broke MLB's color barrier in 1947. The page was later restored and the Pentagon blamed the use of artificial intelligence for the content being "mistakenly removed" amidst the department's scrubbing. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
MLB removes 'diversity' from job website in response to Trump's DEI purges
Major League Baseball removed references to "diversity" from its careers website, the latest organization to acquiesce to the Trump administration's executive order aiming to purge diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in America. "Our values on diversity remain unchanged," MLB said a statement Friday. "We are in the process of evaluating our programs for any modifications to eligibility criteria that are needed to ensure our programs are compliant with federal law as they continue forward." was the first to report the changes on MLB's website. "Our values, particularly our values on diversity, remain unchanged. But another value that is pretty important to us is we always try to comply with what the law is," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said last month after an owners' meeting. "There seems to be an evolution going on here. We're following that very carefully. Obviously, when things get a little more settled, we'll examine each of our programs and make sure that while the values remain the same that we're also consistent with what the law requires." In 2023, a right-wing legal group founded by Trump advisor Stephen Miller brought a complaint against MLB with with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that baseball's Diversity Pipeline Program, Diversity Fellowship Program, Diversity in Ticket Sales Training Program and the Diverse Business Partners Program were racially discriminatory. MLB is just one of many companies that Miller's America First Legal has taken action against over DEI policies in recent years. Earlier in the week it was discovered that Trump's Department of Defense had taken down a webpage celebrating the military achievements of Jackie Robinson, who broke MLB's color barrier in 1947. The page was later restored and the Pentagon blamed the use of artificial intelligence for the content being "mistakenly removed" amidst the department's scrubbing. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB removes 'diversity' from job website amid Trump DEI purges
Fox News
22-03-2025
- Business
- Fox News
MLB removes 'diversity' from careers page amid Trump-mandated DEI purge
MLB has removed "diversity" references from its careers page in response to President Donald Trump's recent executive orders aimed at rolling back DEI initiatives.A recent Trump executive order includes directives for federal agencies to combat DEI in the private sector, and MLB has taken a step to comply. The independent website was the first outlet to report the removal of MLB's "diversity" references Friday. MLB addressed the removal of its "diversity" references in a statement Friday. "Our values on diversity remain unchanged," MLB said. "We are in the process of evaluating our programs for any modifications to eligibility criteria that are needed to ensure our programs are compliant with federal law as they continue forward."CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Commissioner Rob Manfred launched a Diversity Pipeline Program in 2016, which resulted in over 400 assisted hires. In October 2023, a federal civil rights complaint was filed against MLB for racially discriminatory programs by the nonprofit conservative public interest organization America First Legal, alongside the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity TO PRESIDE OVER HISTORIC SPORTING EVENTS — WHICH TEAMS AND STARS COULD SKIP WHITE HOUSE VISITS?The complaint claimed MLB's official website presents at least four unlawful employment and contracting programs, citing the MLB Diversity Pipeline Program, the Diversity Fellowship Program, the Diversity in Ticket Sales Training Program and the Diverse Business Partners an owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, last month, Manfred announced MLB was evaluating the interpretation of federal law."Our values, particularly our values on diversity, remain unchanged. But another value that is pretty important to us is we always try to comply with what the law is," Manfred said. "There seems to be an evolution going on here. We're following that very carefully. "Obviously, when things get a little more settled, we'll examine each of our programs and make sure that while the values remain the same that we're also consistent with what the law requires."The General Services Administration (GSA) announced changes in February to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) meant to align with the president's executive order aimed at restoring meritocracy and ending discrimination in the public and private sectors. The move reverses previous Biden administration executive orders that made it mandatory to consider DEI when reviewing contract proposals. Trump's day one executive order, which the GSA is aligning its actions with, directed the federal contracting process to "be streamlined to enhance speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws." The order also commanded the Office of Federal Contract Compliance to "immediately cease" promoting "diversity" and any encouragement of federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in affirmative action-like efforts that consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion or national origin when making hiring order added that the heads of each executive agency must begin including contractual language that requires federal contractors to agree to comply with federal anti-discrimination laws. Language associated with DEI principles was also ordered removed from any federal acquisition, contracting, grant or financial assistance appeals court on Friday lifted a block on President Donald Trump's executive orders ending federal support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
