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America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 23 hours agoThe issue came to a head in the fall of 1953 when an all-star baseball team organized by Jackie ...
Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson Community Center celebrates its golden jubilee
Pasadena Star-News· 4 days agoThe city of Pasadena celebrated on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the Jackie Robinson Community...
Willie Mays, the greatest all-round player in baseball history, who helped to breach racial barriers...
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 20 hours agoWillie Mays, who has died aged 93, was one of the best baseball players in the history of his sport;...
WNBA players are bringing the pain to Caitlin Clark. Good! They should
The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNo one in sports will ever endure what Jackie Robinson did when he broke the color barrier in professional baseball. There are no parallels. He was not ...
Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson Community Center turns 50; Leaders say it still makes an impact
Pasadena Star-News· 6 days agoIt was in the bottom of the seventh inning of his Major League debut in 1947 when Jackie Robinson...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 1 day agoAfter that, we as a society kind of fast-forward past what other Black players endured in MLB to improve racial equality for baseball players in the future. Yes, we acknowledge some of the Black ...
Willie Mays Dies at 93 | KQED
KQED· 1 day agoWillie Howard Mays, Jr. was born in 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. When the Giants and Dodgers moved from New York to California in 1958, Mays was a face of...
Legacy of the Negro Leagues to live on during MLB game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 23 hours agoFlorida. “My dad would take me to see those great Negro League players because we weren’t allowed to see the Detroit Tigers,’’ said...
Willie Mays was the greatest baseball player ever, and there is no honest debate about it | Marcus...
Philly.com· 1 day ago“There have only been two authentic geniuses in the world: Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare.”...
One catch, one stat: Why Willie Mays' greatness is so easy to analyze
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 23 hours agoLike awaiting baseball’s slow integration, as he spent 1948 with the Black Barons one year after ...
