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Condescension masquerading as justice: MLB tries to whitewash its history
The Hill· 2 hours agoMajor League Baseball (MLB) is in the middle of rewriting its history. MLB would like to be...
Gambling in baseball: Scandals through the years
WSB Radio· 14 hours agoOn the same day Marcano was banned for gambling on baseball, Ippei...charges. According to The Associated Press, Marcano is the first active major ...
Why the Negro League stats belong in the MLB record books
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agomajor leaguers from various teams – who came together under the banner of “all-star” teams – played...
With Negro League stats, MLB links legends like never before
ESPN· 3 hours agoWHEN MLB ANNOUNCED last week that its official statistical record would be updated with the treasure...
Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
The Hill· 7 days agoJosh Gibson became Major League Baseball’s career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty...
Major leaguers praise inclusion of Negro Leagues statistics into major league records
theGrio· 4 days ago“You get to learn about a lot of names and a lot of people that we may not have heard about,”...
Negro Leaguers were always major players, whether MLB believed it or not
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoIn other words, players of color were denied entry into the Major and Minor Leagues. It led to...
In black and white: Mixing Negro League, MLB stats reduces baseball history’s grey area
Dallas Morning News· 7 days agoNow, baseball’s recognition of the Negro Leagues is finally reflected in the official record book,...
Why context, truth most important in MLB's integration of Negro League stats | Press Box Wag
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoDid You Know Reds rookie outfielder Jacob Hurtubise became the first major-leaguer from West Point...
He’s served 14 years in America’s most thankless job: Little League baseball president - The Boston...
The Boston Globe· 4 hours agoHemphill, who is Black, estimates that 75 percent of the league was made up of white players when he...