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 ***

FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA - APRIL 30: King Charles III hands off a gifted baseball as he and Queen Camilla greet the Virginia state champions Front Royal Little League baseball team during a parade and block party event on the final day of the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on April 30, 2026 in Front Royal, Virginia. King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the nation's capital, New York City, and Virginia during the trip arranged to celebrate the United States of America's 250th anniversary of its independence. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA - APRIL 30: King Charles III is presented with a baseball by the Front Royal Little League team that won the state championship last year during a parade and block party on the final day of the state visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on April 30, 2026 in Front Royal, Virginia. King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the nation's capital, New York City, and Virginia during the trip arranged to celebrate the United States of America's 250th anniversary of its independence. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Britain's King Charles III meets a Little League Baseball teams during the Front Royal Virginia Parade and Block Party in Front Royal, Virginia, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)