Champions First  diversityinbusiness.com is pleased to honor the leadership of Major League Baseball in championing diversity in professional sports, as well as in American society and the global community.  No other American institution, with the exception of the U.S. military, has taken a more proactive role in creating opportunities for members of diverse communities.  Baseball stepped to the forefront of integration with the 1947 decision to bring Jackie Robinson into the Major Leagues.  Fifty years later, Commissioner Bud Selig established the first comprehensive supplier diversity program in professional sports.  In recognition of these and other steps taken to include and develop members of diverse communities, diversityinbusiness.com is proud to preview its annual listing of America's Best Diverse Suppliers with the best diverse suppliers of the World Series Champions.

Each year, the winner of the World Series will showcase their best diverse suppliers in April to mark the beginning of the baseball season.  This year, the honor goes to the Chicago White Sox, winners of the 2005 World Series.  Other diverse suppliers recognized by Major League Baseball will appear in the June Anniversary edition, along with suppliers selected by other organizations participating in the America's Best Diverse Suppliers Program.