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WNBA players are bringing the pain to Caitlin Clark. Good! They should
The Arizona Republic· 6 days agoOpinion: Caitlin Clark's struggle in the WNBA is the best story in the country right now, a glorious...
Sean Kirst: 'The Catch' eternally links Willie Mays and Vic Wertz, whose career took off in Buffalo
The Buffalo News· 2 days agoThe catch by Mays – when the nation still paused to collectively focus on afternoon World Series...
Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoWillie Mays, who has died aged 93, was one of the best baseball players in the history of his sport;...
Juneteenth baseball game honors Jackie Robinson
WEVV Evansville· 5 days agoIn a tribute to the legacy of the Negro Leagues and the historic achievements of Jackie Robinson, each Otters’ player sported a unique jersey with the...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 5 days agoThe issue came to a head in the fall of 1953 when an all-star baseball team organized by Jackie ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoA bat used by sports and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson in the 1949 All-Star Game was sold at an auction for $1.08 million, according to Goldin Auctions ...
Baseball's Awkward Attempt at Making Amends for Its History of Segregation
Reason.com via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoDespite never playing a single inning in the two leagues that comprise Major League Baseball (MLB),...
Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 2 days ago“That just doesn’t happen.” Mays played more games in center field than any other player in history...
Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past
The Nation· 4 hours agoMajor League Baseball and their partners at Fox were trying to turn a celebration of the Negro...
Negro Leagues advocacy began with MLB legend Ted Williams, who hid his Mexican American past
Axios· 16 minutes agoMajor League Baseball adding statistics from the Negro Leagues to MLB's historical record last month...