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The Monday After: KSU Stark educator overjoyed as Negro League stats join Baseball HOF
The Canton Repository· 4 days ago– Buck Leonard, acceptance speech, National Baseball Hall of Fame, quoted in "Buck Leonard, the...
Negro Leagues players finally get some measure of statistical justice from MLB
The Hill· 2 days agoNo sport has a closer relationship with statistics than baseball. For decades major league owners...
Baseball legend Willie Mays says it’s ‘amazing’ he has 10 more hits after MLB integrated Negro...
Local 3 News Chattanooga· 1 day ago“So that’s a very good thing,” Mays told CNN in a statement Wednesday. The Hall of Famer is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time. Over the course of ...
Caitiln Clark Draws Hall of Fame Comparison Amid Chennedy Carter Shove
Heavy.com· 5 days agoCaitiln Clark came into the WNBA with a Michael Jordan-like shoe deal, but she has received Jackie ...
Why context, truth most important in MLB's integration of Negro League stats | Press Box Wag
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoHe died of a stroke, at 35, a few months before Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in...
Volusia County bus fares could increase; here's how you can weigh in
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoHere's a list of the public meetings. All of them will be an open-house format, so people don't need...
Jim Leyland's No. 10 to be retired by Detroit Tigers on Aug. 3
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoIn addition, Jackie Robinson's No. 42 was retired throughout the major leagues in 1997. ___ AP MLB:...
Mark Madden: Adding Negro League stats to MLB is dishonest, factually incorrect
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 7 days agoAs of Tuesday, MLB’s all-time batting average leader never took a swing in MLB. Black players being...
Hearst TV to Launch Baseball Documentary ‘Rickwood: The Soul of Birmingham’
Variety via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoA new documentary honoring and exploring the history of Rickwood, a field that once served as home...
As the MLB elevates Negro Leagues, will Dallas give Ernie Banks his due?
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoMany Black legends got their start in the Negro Leagues before crossing over once Jackie Robinson...