MLB wants to end whitewash

There is a stat Major League Baseball would like to change: There are no African-American managers in the game.

Lloyd McClendon was the only one until the Seattle Mariners fired him this month after just two seasons. Next season could be the first year since 1987 there isn't at least one black manager, according to Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.

There are openings in Miami, San Diego, Washington and Los Angeles. Former Astros manager Bo Porter has interviewed with the Marlins, and there are several other qualified black candidates, including longtime Braves coach Terry Pendleton. But Pendleton is skeptical he will ever lead a club.