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Yahoo Sports AM: Revising the MLB record books
Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoHe was just 35 when he died in 1947 — the year Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers. That was then… Hall of Famer Walter Johnson summed up Gibson's talent...
Josh Gibson, excluded by MLB, takes his place in baseball history
Washington Post· 4 days agoHall of Fame catcher Josh Gibson was one of the most dominant players in baseball history, but he...
Why the Negro League stats belong in the MLB record books
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoMLB stats prior to integration, you’ll see many players never played the opposing league in the...
Yahoo Sports AM: Yer out!
Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoIn today's edition: Ángel Hernández calls it quits, Minnesota wins PWHL title, college football mulls new revenue stream, a 12-year wait for a gold...
In black and white: Mixing Negro League, MLB stats reduces baseball history’s grey area
Dallas Morning News· 3 days agoIt’s been 53 years since the first Negro Leagues player was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame...
As MLB changes its records, Josh Gibson replaces Ty Cobb as all-time batting leader
New York Times· 4 days agoIt has been an article of faith for nearly a century, as if chiseled onto a tablet by Abner...
The MLB-Negro Leagues stat change: What happened, and why?
New York Times· 4 days agoGibson has long been called one of the best hitters in baseball history, but he died three months...
Avery Miller PBs in long jump at AAU event
Cumberland Times-News· 4 days agoThree days after winning four Class 1A state track and field championships, Avery Miller set a new personal best in the long jump at an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) meet at Seneca Valley High ...
Nick Canepa: Padres not getting their money's worth out of highly paid stars
U-T San Diego· 11 hours agoThe Padres used to get their money’s worth. The Pads have around $1 billion invested in three players — Manny Machado ($350 million), Fernando Tatis Jr. ($340 million), and Xander Bogaerts, ...
Perspective | No matter what MLB said, the Negro Leagues were never less than major
Washington Post· 2 days agoA chapter inside the 1991 edition of “Total Baseball” written by sports scholar Jules Tygiel, whom I...