SAN DIEGO -- The firing of Fredi Gonzalez by the Atlanta Braves in May has left Major League Baseball sensitive to the lack of Latino managers.The absence of a Latino manager is glaring, Commissioner Rob Manfred told the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday. There are 30 jobs and there are 30 high-turnover jobs when youre talking about field managers, and youre going to have an ebb and flow in terms of diversity, given that there is no central authority sitting above the 30 clubs saying, look, we want to have this makeup among these employees.MLB often celebrates its diversity. Among 864 players on opening day rosters, disabled lists and the restricted list, 82 were born in the Dominican Republic, 63 in Venezuela, 23 in Cuba and 17 in Puerto Rico.I firmly believe that having as diverse a system as possible from top to bottom is beneficial to the industry, so not just on the field, off it as well, union head Tony Clark said. And to be in a position where we dont have those that reflect our membership in positions of leadership is disappointing.Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera, a two-time AL MVP, was surprised when the lack of Latin managers was pointed out to him Monday.How can it be possible? he said. It appears strange to me that there are so many Latino players and not a single manager. Maybe something needs to be done in order to give them more opportunities.In addition, there are just two black managers: Dusty Baker of the Washington Nationals and Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose father is African-American and whose mother is Japanese. There were 10 minority managers as recently as 2009, according to Richard Lapchick of The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida.Manfred said engaging the African-American community is a priority for MLB, both for developing players and fans.Its not just we want to do the right thing because of Jackie Robinsons legacy, he said. It is an economic imperative for us because our country is becoming more and more diverse, and we have to put a playing complement on the field that reflects the United States.---Associated Press writer Luis Ruiz contributed to this report. Allan Houston Jersey . LOUIS -- Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59. Marvin Webster Jersey . -- Arizona knocked off some quality opponents, rolled over a few overmatched ones and grinded out victories even when things didnt go so well. https://www.cheapknicks.com/1031x-rod-strickland-jersey-knicks.html .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Ken Sears Jersey . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Willis Reed Jersey . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. The patch, shaped like home plate, carries the number 715, Aarons autograph and a "40th Anniversary" banner. GP2 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi will join Ferrari as its third driver for the 2017 Formula One season.The Italian took five wins and bagged a total of eight podiums in 2016, but despite recording the most victories of any driver across the season, he ultimately missed out on the GP2 Series title to Prema teammate and Red Bull Junior Pierre Gasly by just eight points.While Giovinazzis full-time racing plans for 2017 are yet to be announced, Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne revealed on Monday that the 23-year-old will begin working with the Maranello based-outfit next year.I can confirm that in 20177 he [Giovinazzi] will be our third driver, Marchionne said.dddddddddddd We took him because he is a great driver, but Im am very pleased also that he is an Italian.Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene said Giovinazzi will begin a simulator programme in January, and he is expected to drive the 2017 car during in-season testing.Giovinazzi has already had his first taste of Ferraris F1 simulator, having been handed an outing following his GP2 win in Monza in September. ' ' '