Team Rosters

The rosters of the 50 HBCU student-athletes playing in the second annual “HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile & powered by the *MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation*” on Friday, July 12th at Globe Life Field were announced live on the MLB Network from the 2024 MLB Draft Combine.
 
The players for this second annual HBCU All-Star experience, during MLB All-Star Week, were selected by a committee which included Hall of Famer and MLB-MLBPA YDF Global Ambassador Ken Griffey Jr. in addition to representatives from MLB, the MLBPA, and across the baseball scouting community.
 
Teams will be managed by three-time All-Star & two-time World Series Champion Ken Griffey Sr. and Lloyd McClendon, with coaching staffs including Hall of Famer & HBCU alumnus Andre Dawson, former Major League Manager Jerry Manuel, former Big Leaguer Mark Mclemore and former Big Leaguers who are also HBCU alumni (Courtney Duncan, Trenidad Hubbard, Lenny Webster, Ralph Garr Sr. and Vince Coleman).
 
Additional coaches include HBCU alumni Lester Strode, Corey Wimberly, and current Tampa Tarpons' Manager James Cooper, in addition to former Minor League infielder and current Arizona Diamondbacks Scout, Garry Templeton Jr.
 
The players were selected from the following Division-I HBCUs:

Alabama A&M University
Alabama State University
Alcorn State University
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Bethune Cookman University
Coppin State University
Delaware State University
Florida A&M University
Grambling State University
Jackson State University
Mississippi Valley State University
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T University
Prairie View A&M University
Southern University
Texas Southern University

Tickets for the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile, which includes a special battle of the bands in-game event, are on-sale NOW at AllStarGame.com. Ticket sale proceeds, starting at $15, will benefit the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation, a joint initiative by MLB and MLBPA to support efforts that focus on improving the caliber, effectiveness and availability of amateur baseball and softball programs across the United States and internationally.

MLB Network will air the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile Powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation LIVE, beginning at 7:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. ET.

Please click here for the full roster of the participants selected for the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile & powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation.

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
Follow the SWAC
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