It’s been 137 years since Major League Baseball saw the first Latino player, Esteban Bellan, play in his first Major League game. It’s been 61 years since that amazing day in which Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, becoming the first African-American baseball player in 1947. And it’s been only 44 years since Masanori Murakami became the first ever Asian player of Major League Baseball.

But that’s what sports of these times are. Sports of these times, especially those in America, are all about diversity. It doesn’t matter if one is African-America, Caucasian, Asian, Hispanic or anything else; they all play as a team in the land of opportunity we know as America. They look at themselves as lucky to be a part of the game, we look up to them as athletes and heroes. Nobody overshadows these players because of the way they look, talk or act, but of how they play. We have learned a lot about one another through sports, and are looking at the possibilities of learning more through playing games across the nation, giving other fans a taste of “America’s Pasttime”.

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Last Updated: 7-08-2008

1. Tampa Bay Rays (4)
2. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2)
3. Chicago Cubs (1)
4. Chicago White Sox (5)
5. Boston Red Sox (3)
6. Philadephia Phillies (7)
7. Minnesota Twins (12)
8. St. Louis Cardinals (6)
9. Milwaukee Brewers (9)
10. Oakland Athletics (11)
11. New York Yankees (10)
12. Florida Marlins (13)
13. Los Angeles Dodgers (20)
14. Texas Rangers (15)
15. New York Mets (16)
16. Baltimore Orioles (14)
17. Arizona Diamondbacks (8)
18. Detroit Tigers (18)
19. Cincinnati Reds (22)
20. Toronto Blue Jays (24)
21. Pittsburgh Pirates (19)
22. Atlanta Braves (17)
23. Houston Astros (23)
24. Kansas City Royals (26)
25. San Francisco Giants (27)
26. Colorado Rockies (25)
27. Cleveland Indians (21)
28. Seattle Mariners (30)
29. San Diego Padres (28)
30. Washington Nationals (29)

Power Rankings are determined by a combination of record, place in division, and recent play.

Number in Parenthesis represents the power ranking from the previous week.