Top Baseball Official Files Gender Discrimination Suit Against MLBJulianne Escobedo Shepherd12/12/14 7:10pm3117EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalink Sylvia Lind, a Cuban American woman who is Major League Baseball's top-ranking Latina, has filed suit against MLB, saying she has been paid less and passed over for promotions in favor of less-qualified white men for over 20 years.