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Rewriting the record books: MLB officially incorporates Negro Leagues statistics
Homenewshere.com· 2 days agoMove aside, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, because there's a new name atop the MLB record books after the...
Perspective | No matter what MLB said, the Negro Leagues were never less than major
Washington Post· 8 hours agoA chapter inside the 1991 edition of “Total Baseball” written by sports scholar Jules Tygiel, whom I...
"Toni Stone" introduces Boston theatergoers to female baseball legend
CBS News· 4 days agoA new play in Boston hopes to introduce theatergoers to Toni Stone, an important figure in baseball...
... Record Books With Addition of Negro Leagues’ Stats, X Celebrates Josh Gibson Passing Babe Ruth &...
Hip-Hop Wired· 2 days agoThe MLB is finally doing right by the exceptional athletes who dominated the Negro Leagues by...
This Week In Good Black News: Halle Berry To Star In ‘Never Let Go’, Rakim To Release New Album,...
BET.com· 3 hours agoAcademy Award winner Halle Berry is set to star in her latest project, a horror film titled “Never...
Descendants of Negro League stars celebrate long-awaited MLB stat shift
New York Times· 1 day agoJoyce Stearnes Thompson spent Wednesday morning walking around a ballpark where her father once...
Move over Ruth and Cobb: MLB adds Negro League stats and Josh Gibson surpasses legends
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoMLB has integrated its official statistics with those from the Negro Leagues, meaning Josh Gibson...
Talking baseball and what it means to have Negro Leagues stats integrated into MLB
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoA Negro Leagues slugger, Josh Gibson, has surpassed Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb in a couple of batting...
‘Keep Swinging’: National Baseball Hall of Fame unveils new Hank Aaron statue
WSB Radio· 7 days agoOn April 8, 1974, Aaron beat Babe Ruth’s home record with his 715th home run, according to WSB-TV....
Major League baseball's record book is being shaken up
NPR· 2 days agoSTEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Major League Baseball's record book is about to change. News outlets report the league will announce that it's incorporating the statistical accomplishments ...