its like this Anti Sweat thing.
Racist.
Since the Major Leagues did not have any Black players in the 1900s, coaches did not have any Black players to react toward.
war paint
to keep the the sun out of the players face so that they can focus
get black permanent marker and color in the players face and if it does not go black its real.
nobody has the time
I think the Brooklyn Dodgers
Based on the team photo, it would seem that there were only two black players on the team: Willie Tasby and Bob Boyd.
It's just called "eye black." Real creative, I know.
it is a face paint to keep the sun out of their eyes they also look cool
Batters wear helmets, catchers wear face masks.
They wear a jersey, hat, baseball socks, cleats, mitt, batting gloves [optional], and eye black [optional].