▁African ▁American ▁representation ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁when ▁it ▁reached ▁ 1 8 . 4 %. ▁However , ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁representation ▁has ▁been ▁stead ily ▁decre asing ▁since ▁that ▁point . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁representation ▁was ▁down ▁to ▁ 6 . 7 %. ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Arm our ▁and ▁Lev itt , ▁the ▁Lat ino ▁representation ▁has ▁been ▁stead ily ▁increasing ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁That ▁year , ▁the ▁representation ▁was ▁only ▁at ▁ 0 . 7 %. ▁Since ▁that ▁time , ▁the ▁Lat ino ▁representation ▁in ▁baseball ▁has ▁increased ▁substantial ly . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Lat ino ▁representation ▁was ▁at ▁ 2 7 . 4 %. ▁ ▁Asian ▁American ▁representation ▁in ▁baseball ▁has ▁been ▁much ▁less ▁abund ant ▁throughout ▁the ▁game ' s ▁history ▁according ▁to ▁Arm our ▁and ▁Lev itt . ▁Their ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁Major ▁League ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁over ▁ 1 % ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁when ▁their ▁representation ▁was ▁at ▁ 1 . 2 %. ▁While ▁the ▁representation ▁is ▁increasing , ▁it ▁is ▁doing ▁so ▁significantly ▁slower ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁races . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Asian ▁American ▁representation ▁was ▁only ▁at ▁ 2 . 1 %, ▁a ▁small ▁increase ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Arm our ▁and ▁Lev itt , ▁Wh ites ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁largest ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁different ▁races ▁represented ▁in ▁the