The story of the various baseball organizations that collectively formed the Negro Leagues over the first half of the 20 th century is vital to telling the story of the game to this day. This list ...
KANSAS CITY — As anyone who has visited Fenway Park can appreciate, there are some historic venues that every sports fan should try to visit. Places like Wrigley Field in Chicago, Lambeau Field in ...
Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that it was elevating seven early 20th century all-Black baseball leagues — known collectively as the "Negro leagues" — to "Major League" status. The move ...
The Greenville Drive and Hub City Spartanburgers will honor the Negro League teams the Black Spinners and Sluggers in an upcoming game. The game aims to educate the public about the history of the ...
An episode of "The Gilded Age" on HBO briefly put the spotlight on an important piece of American history: all-Black baseball leagues. Baseball's popularity boomed in the late 1800s, but Black players ...
Former Black Yankees players Dennis Biddle, Jim Cobbin, and Willie Randolph participated in the event. The Patriots partnered with "The Nine" initiative to celebrate Black baseball history and educate ...
George Altman, who had one of the most diverse careers in baseball history, starting in the waning days of the Negro Leagues ...
The legacy of Black and brown baseball shone Sunday as generations of players, from 16 to 90, came together for Sacramento's annual Honorary Negro League game. The game, now in its fifth year, is ...
And I quote: “Strangle holds, razors, horsewhips and other violent implements of argument will be barred at the baseball game at Island Park this afternoon when the baseball club of Wichita Klan ...