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<p class="MsoPlainText">Major League Baseball is proud to launch the second class of the MLB Diversity Fellowship Program. We thank you and your students for your interest in the inaugural class which launched in the Fall of 2017. The Fellowship Program is
designed to attract, recruit and retain people of color and women interested in careers in baseball particularly in front office and baseball operations roles.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">The program is open to upcoming 2020 graduates or recent graduates (as far as back Spring 2017 graduates). While all disciplines are eligible to apply, we strongly encourage candidates with degrees or knowledge in economics, analytics,
computer science, applied mathematics, law and business to submit applications. For more information about the Major League Baseball Diversity Fellowship Program and to apply, candidates can go to
<a href="http://www.mlb.com/fellowship">www.mlb.com/fellowship</a>. The application deadline is Friday, October 15, 2019.
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