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.”

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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. {snip}

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