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Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoWillie Mays, who has died aged 93, was one of the best baseball players in the history of his sport;...
Willie Mays Was Baseball’s Last Mythic Hero
The Nation· 17 hours agoWillie Mays, the baseball superstar who played for 22 years with the Giants and Mets, died on June 18, 2024. With his death, the era of the living,...
Story behind first segregated professional baseball team and its ties to South Florida
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoIn 1946, one year before Jackie Robinson's debut, Branch Rickey hired Fred and Ray Dobens to run the...
What channel is the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game on today (6/21/24)? | FREE...
NJ.com· 19 hours agoThe Philadelphia Phillies face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, June 21, 2024 (5/21/24) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoAfter that, we as a society kind of fast-forward past what other Black players endured in MLB to improve racial equality for baseball players in the future. Yes, we acknowledge some of the Black ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoESPN is going all out to honor the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB color barrier. Per a press release provided to The Root, the sports ...
Rickwood Field Was a Scene of Change for Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron
Sports Illustrated· 2 days agoThe small room will have to do. Rickwood Field was built in 1910, before electric traffic lights,...
Opinion: For Caitlin Clark, adversity is also leading to triumph
Lawrence Journal-World· 2 days agoIn 1947, legendary baseball star and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, becoming...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 5 days agoThe Jackie Robinson Parkway is a nearly five-mile stretch of road that connects Brooklyn and Queens in New York City, and a fairly beautiful drive as far ...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoThe issue came to a head in the fall of 1953 when an all-star baseball team organized by Jackie ...
