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Baseball's Awkward Attempt at Making Amends for Its History of Segregation
Reason.com via Yahoo Sports· 14 hours agoLeague—to "major league" status. As a result, Gibson and other stars of the Negro Leagues are now...
The Catch: Willie Mays' over-the-shoulder grab in the 1954 World Series 'wasn't no lucky catch'
WKMG ClickOrlando· 2 days agoWillie Mays raced at top speed toward the center-field wall at the spacious Polo Grounds and somehow...
Rickwood Field Was a Scene of Change for Jackie Robinson and Hank Aaron
Sports Illustrated· 19 hours agoThe small room will have to do. Rickwood Field was built in 1910, before electric traffic lights,...
Willie Mays dies at 93: Tributes pour in for legendary 'Say Hey Kid' | Sporting News
Sporting News· 2 days agoWillie Mays, MLB Hall-of-Famer and American icon, died on Tuesday, June 18. Mays passed away...
Opinion: Willie Mays was the best to ever play the game
CNN.com· 21 hours agoEditor’s Note: Frederic J. Frommer, a writer and sports and politics historian, is the author of...
World reacts to the death of MLB Hall of Famer and Giants' legend Willie Mays
USA Today· 2 days agoWillie Mays, 93, died of natural causes Tuesday afternoon. Here are some reactions from around the...
Inside Minor League Baseball: Mike Billoni's Cooperstown trip pays tribute to Hank Aaron's Buffalo...
The Buffalo News· 4 days agoThe Negro Leagues made big news on May 29 when Major League Baseball officially added their...
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93
TODAY via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoMays was a 24-time All-Star during his career, tied with Stan Musial for second-most behind Hank Aaron’s 25, the Associated Press reports. Mays won the...
Barry Bonds posts emotional message after Willie Mays' death
USA Today· 2 days agoBarry Bonds was among the first to offer his thoughts following the death of baseball icon Willie...
MLB is honoring the Negro Leagues with game at historic Alabama ballpark. What to know
TODAY via Yahoo Sports· 15 hours agoMajor League Baseball is staging a regular-season game at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham,...