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Original set of Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers contracts caught in legal dispute
ESPN· 5 days agoFirst, he signed on Oct. 23, 1945, with the Montreal Royals, then the top farm club for the Brooklyn...
This Date in Baseball - Randy Johnson becomes the 24th MLB pitcher to win 300 games
Associated Press· 6 days ago1940 — The Pirates beat the Boston Bees 14-2 in the first night game at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field. 1940 — The St. Louis Cardinals play their first night game at Sportsman’s Park, defeating the ...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto And Juan Soto Provide The Intrigue In A June Yankee-Dodgers Game
Forbes· 21 hours agoYoshinobu Yamamoto was the source of massive intrigue in the weeks after the Yankees landed their...
The fight over Jackie Robinson
Washington Post· 5 days agoRachel Robinson couldn’t give her blessing at first. At that point, it had been nearly 50 years since her husband, Jackie Robinson, died and more than 70...
How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
San Antonio Express-News· 2 days ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Why context, truth most important in MLB's integration of Negro League stats | Press Box Wag
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoHe died of a stroke, at 35, a few months before Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in...
Negro Leagues players finally get some measure of statistical justice from MLB
The Hill· 4 days agoNo sport has a closer relationship with statistics than baseball. For decades major league owners...
Every Phillies retired number, and 5 more they should retire. Is Bryce Harper one of them?
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoBlue Rocks. Roberts won 234 games and had 1,871 strikeouts as a Phillie, second in both categories...
Hall of Famer Josh Gibson becomes MLB’s best hitter and continues to inspire
WRBL Columbus· 4 days agoBuena Vista, Ga – In June, Major League Baseball officials decided to include the Negro League...
Community unites again at Richmond Greek Festival
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 6 days agoFrank Sotos sat outside Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Sunday, taking a break from the rush of the kitchen inside. “I’m...