CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 02: Anthony Mateo #21 of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Prairie View A&M Panthers during the Chicago HBCU Classic at Wrigley Field on May 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 02: Anthony Mateo #21 of the Alabama A&M Bulldogs delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Prairie View A&M Panthers during the Chicago HBCU Classic at Wrigley Field on May 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 02: Oliver Brown #40 of the Prairie View A&M Panthers delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs during the Chicago HBCU Classic at Wrigley Field on May 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 02: Oliver Brown #40 of the Prairie View A&M Panthers delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs during the Chicago HBCU Classic at Wrigley Field on May 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 02: Earnest Horton, CEO of Black Baseball Media throws a pitch prior to the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 02, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jayden Mack/Getty Images)

This picture taken on April 16, 2026 shows Japanese professional baseball umpire Takuto Kawakami (L) being struck and knocked down by a bat that slipped from the hands of Jose Osuna of the Yakult Swallows at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT

This picture taken on April 16, 2026 shows Japanese professional baseball umpire Takuto Kawakami (L) being struck and knocked down by a bat that slipped from the hands of Jose Osuna of the Yakult Swallows at the Meiji Jingu Stadium in Tokyo. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP via Getty Images) / Japan OUT

CINCINNATI, OHIO - APRIL 30: Elly de la Cruz #44 of the Cincinnati Reds hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park on April 30, 2026 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***