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Josh Gibson, Satchel Paige and the unsung baseball stars of the Negro Leagues now take center stage
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoThe all-time statistical leaders in baseball underwent a dramatic shake-up on Wednesday after MLB’s...
He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball's batting average champ
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJosh Gibson, who died just three months before the league's colour barrier was broken, is now the...
When baseball returns to Hinchliffe Stadium, players will retrace steps of legends
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhen baseball returns to Hinchliffe Stadium in May, players will be retracing the steps of legends....
Move over Ruth and Cobb: MLB adds Negro League stats and Josh Gibson surpasses legends
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoMLB has integrated its official statistics with those from the Negro Leagues, meaning Josh Gibson...
Every MLB team's retired numbers
NBC Sports Boston via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoEvery MLB team's retired numbers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston One of the most iconic moments in professional sports is having your number...
'We're not leaving': How Wendell Smith, Sam Lacy and Black press pushed to integrate MLB during...
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoIn February for Black History Month, USA TODAY Sports is publishing the series "28 Black Stories in...
A statistical look at each MLB franchise's biggest play
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYordan Alvarez's three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth that won Game 1 of the AL Division...
75 years ago, media downplayed Jackie Robinson’s historic MLB debut
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSeventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on a chilly spring afternoon...
Gary Rossington: Last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd dies
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group,...
Dylan Cease is in the midst of a historic run for the Chicago White Sox. 3 numbers that stand out...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen you’re a major-league pitcher and are mentioned alongside Bob Gibson, you know you’re doing something right. And Dylan Cease has been doing plenty right during a historic run. The Chicago ...