Atlanta Braves World Series hero to manage HBCU players at MLB All-Star Game

The rosters for the third annual HBCU Swingman Traditional are set.

This showcase, scheduled for Friday, July 11, at Truist Park in Atlanta, is a spotlight of MLB All-Star Week and celebrates standout baseball gamers from Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities throughout the nation.

Fifty student-athletes have been chosen by a variety committee that included Corridor of Famer and occasion namesake Ken Griffey Jr., representatives from MLB, the MLBPA, and members of the baseball scouting neighborhood.

Former Atlanta Braves stars Brian Jordan and David Justice will function workforce managers, with Jordan guiding the Nationwide League squad and Justice main the American League workforce.

The occasion can even welcome a distinguished group of honorary VIPs, together with Corridor of Famer and HBCU alumnus Andre Dawson, former MLB supervisor Dusty Baker, three-time All-Star and two-time World Collection champion Ken Griffey Sr., and All-Star and HBCU alumnus Ralph Garr Sr.

Each groups’ teaching staffs are composed of former skilled gamers and HBCU alumni, providing members beneficial mentorship alternatives.

The rosters for the 2025 HBCU Swingman Traditional are right here!

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The 50 chosen gamers symbolize a wide selection of HBCUs, equivalent to Alabama A&M, Alcorn State, Bethune-Cookman, Coppin State, Florida A&M, Grambling State, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Morehouse, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and Maryland Jap Shore.

A number of athletes on this yr’s Traditional have beforehand participated in elite MLB growth applications, together with the Hank Aaron Invitational and the Breakthrough Collection. Irvin Escobar will make his third look within the Swingman Traditional, whereas seven others are returning.

The occasion can even function pregame festivities celebrating HBCU tradition, together with performances by marching bands, a Divine 9 Step present, and extra.

Beneath is a abstract of the 2025 HBCU Swingman Traditional rosters: