Yankees stay committed to diversity and inclusion amid MLB's quiet rollback of DEI

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The New York Yankees will remain committed to pushing diversity and inclusion within the organization, despite national rollbacks of DEI, including in MLB, an official said Tuesday.

"We are continually working with the members of our Diversity and Inclusion Committee and are actively engaged with our neighbors and community partners," senior vice president of corporate and community relations Brian Smith told the New York Daily News on Jackie Robinson Day. 

"Our dedication towards these efforts remains unchanged, and our Diversity and Inclusion Committee continues to do its work."

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The Yankees originally revealed the creation of a Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee in February 2021. The announcement of that committee said the initiative was in response to "recent, senseless tragedies in communities throughout our nation," less than a year after the death of George Floyd while in police custody.

MLB removed "diversity" references from its careers page back in March. However, the careers page still includes a reference to inclusion and images of gay pride flags. 

President Donald Trump has made rolling back DEI in the public and private sector an early priority of his term. One of Trump's day one executive orders commanded the Office of Federal Contract Compliance to "immediately cease" promoting "diversity" and any encouragement of federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in