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Baseball legend Willie Mays says it’s ‘amazing’ he has 10 more hits after MLB integrated Negro...
CNN via Yahoo Sports· 10 hours agoMan, I was so proud to play with those guys,” Mays said in the statement. The New York Giants...
The fight over Jackie Robinson
Washington Post· 2 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...
Talking baseball and what it means to have Negro Leagues stats integrated into MLB
Kansas City Star via AOL· 7 days agoThe integration of Negro Leagues statistics into Major League Baseball — which has resulted in new...
Why context, truth most important in MLB's integration of Negro League stats | Press Box Wag
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoHe died of a stroke, at 35, a few months before Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers in...
MLB To Incorporate Negro Leagues Statistics Into Its Official Records
Deadline Hollywood· 6 days agoBaseball history has now changed forever, as Major League Baseball has officially incorporated Negro...
Negro Leagues players finally get some measure of statistical justice from MLB
The Hill· 2 days agoNo sport has a closer relationship with statistics than baseball. For decades major league owners...
Welcome, overdue acknowledgment of Negro League greats | Editorial
Seattle Times· 6 days agoFirst, let’s celebrate all that Josh Gibson accomplished in his career. Major League Baseball this...
As the MLB elevates Negro Leagues, will Dallas give Ernie Banks his due?
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoMany Black legends got their start in the Negro Leagues before crossing over once Jackie Robinson...
Cote: MLB finally adding Josh Gibson & Negro Leagues ‘an historic moment’ too long in coming |...
Miami Herald via Yahoo Sports· 7 days agoMLB finally including records from the Negro Leagues into its all-time records makes Josh Gibson the...
Charges against Scottie Scheffler dropped. Plus, MLB gets new career batting average leader from the...
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoThe statistics included are from the league in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. Jackie Robinson integrated into the Major Leagues in 1947 ...