Title: The Growing Impact of Diversity in professional sports Part 1
Headings: The Growing Impact of Diversity and Inclusion in Professional Sports – Part 1
The Growing Impact of Diversity and Inclusion in Professional Sports – Part 1
The Impact of Diversity in Professional Sports
Bold Leaders of Diversity in Professional Sports
United States Tennis Association (USTA)
Major League Baseball (MLB)
NASCAR
PGA of America
The Secret to Diversity’s Success and Reasons Why Diversity is Important

Content: United States Tennis Association (USTA)
The USTA has been a leader in diversity in professional sports for some time now. From the Williams sisters to rising star Sloane Stevens, the USTA has invested in inclusion cultures throughout its ranks. David Anthony (D.A.) Abrams, USTA’s Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, acknowledges the many reasons why diversity is important. As Abrams puts it, “Our ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to diversifying the sport [is] for the good of the sport.” This not only recruits new members to the sport, but it raises the level of play across the board. facebook share -
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The Williams Sisters are Ambassadors in Promoting Diversity in Professional Sports
Major League Baseball (MLB)
You may not realize it, but MLB was the first professional sports league to have a diversity and inclusion office. Today, MLB has a global outreach not only for viewership but for talent recruitment. But MLB’s diversity and inclusion efforts do not stop there, according to Renee Tirado, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. Tirado notes, “We’re going to have a training and development opportunity and networking event to [encourage] women who want to be coaches and trainers, etc.” Not only can these efforts produce positive results on the field, but they can also produce advantages for the league as well.