The former star of the Angels, A’s and Yankees talks about ‘Reggie,’ which premieres March 24.
Reggie Jackson’s baseball resume is the stuff of legend: 563 home runs ; 14-time All-Star; a Most Valuable Player Award and five World Series-winning teams – three times with the Oakland A’s and two with the New York Yankees. He also became the first player since Babe Ruth to hit three homers in a World Series game.
Baseball great Reggie Jackson, left, hugs California Angels owner Gene Autry during ceremonies Jan. 26, 1982, announcing that Jackson had signed with the Angels. Former professional baseball right fielder, Reggie Jackson attends Spring Training of the New York Mets vs the Houston Astros at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 18, 2023, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Now Jackson, 76, is the subject of “Reggie,” a Prime Video documentary that premieres March 24.
“I was a fierce competitor, but racism did take its toll on me as a player — you get tired and your concentration gets fragmented,” he said during our interview before adding that every Black person in America faced this exhausting conundrum. “People said I was an egomaniac and that’s why I hit home runs in the postseason — they’d say, ‘Reggie plays better when he’s on television,’” Jackson said. “Really, I just handled pressure well.”
Jackson also talked with Aaron shortly before his 2021 death. That conversation helps Jackson highlight baseball’s lack of diversity among its managers and front-office executives. Aaron notes that his role with Atlanta is meaningless, that he has a front office job so the powers that be could point to that as a sign of progress.
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