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How Jackie Robinson’s wife, Rachel, helped him break baseball’s color line
San Antonio Express-News· 22 hours ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
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Deadspin· 12 hours agoJackie Robinson wasn’t the only Black baseball player to suit up in the big leagues in 1947. After he broke the color line and became the first Black baseball ...
Negro Leagues players finally get some measure of statistical justice from MLB
The Hill· 3 days agoNo sport has a closer relationship with statistics than baseball. For decades major league owners...
The fight over Jackie Robinson
Washington Post· 3 days agoRachel Robinson couldn’t give her blessing at first. At that point, it had been nearly 50 years since her husband, Jackie Robinson, died ...
Negro Leagues Legend’s Descendant Working to Give Players Dignity in Death
Sports Illustrated· 4 hours agoSam Streeter was known for his curveball. The lefty won pennants with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in...
Jim Leyland’s No. 10 to be retired by Detroit Tigers on Aug. 3 - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 4 days agoARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jim Leyland's No. 10 will be retired by the Detroit Tigers during a ceremony on Aug. 3. The team announced the honor Monday, the 10th number retired by the team. Leyland, 79…
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...
Miss Fontana Pageant will be held on June 8
Fontana Herald News· 20 hours agoMore than 50 young ladies will be participating in the Miss Fontana Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, June 8.
Negro League legend Josh Gibson's estate eyes licensing deals amid new MLB "GOAT" status
Axios· 6 days agoThe estate of Negro League legend Josh Gibson is examining new licensing deals after Major League...
Ty Cobb Dethroned as Baseball's Batting Champion, Nearly a Century After He Retired
The New York Sun· 6 days agoA baseball historian and author, Ralph Wimbish, remembers how a great Black ballplayer, Buck O’Neil,...