'What do I want people to learn from me?' Chicago White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton asked. 'You can't change people. But you can change the way people look at each other. You can give people hope.'
Keynan Middleton typically is quiet and reserved, preferring to spend his free time with his daughters Kamrynn, Karter and Kollynz. But he has found himself moved by injustice and his children to talk a little more.
Middleton, who is biracial, was raised by his dad in the Pacific Northwest and often was the only Black kid in many of his games. He recalled feeling isolated and as if no one understood him throughout his playing career, but the spirit of the protests in summer 2020 stirred something within him. Middleton grew up in Milwaukie, Ore., which had very few African-Americans, but he found camaraderie with a student organization called Students of African and African-American Heritage Association that met monthly.[Don't miss] Column: ‘Sell the team’ chants could be on heavy rotation at Chicago White Sox games this summer“So you just felt different,” Middleton said. “And then you grow up. There were 20-25 of us. Nobody really sees your perspective on the court or on the field.
White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton pitches against the Phillies on April 19, 2023, at Guaranteed Rate Field. As his baseball career progressed, Middleton still felt that familiar feeling of being different creeping in. He found favorites in former players such as Satchel Paige and Dontrelle Willis because they “looked like me and they pitched.” It’s because of them and Jackie Robinson that he feels it’s important for him to use his place in baseball for more.
He said there’s chemistry with the team and he no longer feels so alone. He’s not the only Black person on the team. “Having people here that know me is nice,” he said.
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