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Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 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· 3 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...
WNBA players are bringing the pain to Caitlin Clark. Good! They should
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHistory is rhyming again as Clark takes a page from Jackie Robinson and does what great athletes often do — their talking on the court ...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoThe issue came to a head in the fall of 1953 when an all-star baseball team organized by Jackie ...
LEONARD GREENE: Reggie Jackson’s honesty about racism he faced in Birmingham more powerful than any...
New York Daily News· 14 hours agoReggie Jackson is still hitting them out of the park. Not since the former Yankee slugger clouted...
Otters hold tribute to the Negro League
14 WFIE Evansville· 3 days agoThis Juneteenth, history was on display Wednesday at Historic Bosse Field. The Otters hosted the Schaumburg Boomers in a tribute to the Negro League,...
Baseball's Awkward Attempt at Making Amends for Its History of Segregation
Reason.com via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoDespite never playing a single inning in the two leagues that comprise Major League Baseball (MLB),...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 4 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 ...
Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player
CNN Sports via Yahoo Sports· 15 hours ago“That just doesn’t happen.” Mays played more games in center field than any other player in history...
MLB at Rickwood Field: 10 things we learned at MLB's event honoring Negro Leagues
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoHe soon became their starting center fielder and led them to the Negro American League title in...
