Don't be so quick to judge.
Which is what you're conditioned to think
Let me skool you on something right quick. The Negro leagues didn't need MLB. It was the other way around. You don't think so?
The negro leagues was big business and was getting bigger by the year. Then at one point the narrative became that the negro leagues was better. Both sides chirped just like we would do today. And then they played each a bunch of times and the black teams won most of the time
Once it became clear to all that the negro leagues was becoming too popular, they did what they always do. They got rid of it. They poached the best players from the black leagues. Chased a little bump in salary but the MLB only allowed a handful of players into the MLB. BUT THE ULTIMATE GOAL WAS THE DISMANTLE THE NEGRO LEAGUE and the rest is HISstory!!!
You would/could say the same thing for the NBA or NFL but let's operate in reality. The league didn't exist as is without us. Our own league would destroy any league without us. It's just in America white supremacy will block any big ideas from us. The big 3 Ice cubes league is constantly under attack. NBA secretly tried to shut them down while simultaneously acting like they were partners. America has a hulk hogan mentality towards us, you better get hip