All of the above groups had no place in this era of baseball; they were on the other side of the race barrier. As the sport has grown, the lack of an affordable talent pool has emerged. Segregation hampered the ability to bring in cheap talent from other races. Team executives were looking for a solution to broaden the talent pool for their respective leagues. People began to notice talent in “American colonies” like Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines; it seemed that wherever there was an American presence there were talented players. Even before America became involved in these nations, America had begun to conceive of the game as a cross-cultural exchange that would build relationships. The decision to include Latinos in the leagues allowed for an expansion of the talent pool while preventing African Americans from participating in organized baseball. A racial structure established during Jim Crow supports the idea of ​​a color line as an exclusionary measure to prevent black influence in the game that represents America.