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Original set of Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers contracts caught in legal dispute
ESPN· 3 days agoJust inside the entrance to the 19,380-square-foot Jackie Robinson Museum in lower Manhattan, a...
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 and more than 70...
Willie Mays has added 10 more hits to his MLB record
CBS News via Yahoo Sports· 19 hours agoMays' record now states he has 3,293 hits, including 10 for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948, the MLB announced last week. Baseball was segregated...
Why context, truth most important in MLB's integration of Negro League stats | Press Box Wag
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoHe died of a stroke, at 35, a few months before Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in...
Traveling exhibit on black baseball history opens in Camden at cultural center
WACH FOX 57· 6 days agoThe exhibit, featuring 40 photographs, delves into the story of the Rembert black baseball team and...
Hearst TV to Launch Baseball Documentary ‘Rickwood: The Soul of Birmingham’
Variety via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoA new documentary honoring and exploring the history of Rickwood, a field that once served as home...
With Negro League stats, MLB links legends like never before
ESPN· 2 days agoWHEN MLB ANNOUNCED last week that its official statistical record would be updated with the treasure...
Tampa Baseball Museum shares impact of MLB-Negro Leagues stats integration
WFLA via Yahoo Sports· 16 hours agoPlayers like Sarasota native and Hall of Famer Buck O'Neil and Tampa native Dirk Gibbons, who...
Baseball legend Willie Mays says it’s ‘amazing’ he has 10 more hits after MLB integrated Negro...
CNN.com· 1 day agoBaseball legend Willie Mays never expected to get 10 more career hits five decades after his last...
Every Phillies retired number, and 5 more they should retire. Is Bryce Harper one of them?
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoRoberts won 234 games and had 1,871 strikeouts as a Phillie, second in both categories in franchise ...