Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...
Black team owners established the Negro National League. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the league started with eight teams.
Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...
The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...
BUZZ MAGAZINE The Negro Leagues have only recently received their due in baseball history, as their story, in a time when ...
A group dedicated to celebrating baseball's past, present and future in Greater Binghamton is honoring our area's role in ...
In a career that dates back to the 1970s, Ivan Nahem has written and performed music that defies convention. The vocalist and ...
Braves Franchise History 1920 - Lee Magee admits to NL president John Heydler that he tried to throw a game against the ...
Baseball was in his blood,” said his great-nephew, Ray Mackey III. “He and his siblings grew up playing ball on the sandlots ...
Leroy "Satchel" Paige is the first Black pitcher to play in the American League and is known for being one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St. Lucie Mets. "Players bring their families along, and spring breakers come ...
Fay Vincent, the former MLB commissioner who died earlier this month, was not a golfer but still had great interest in the game.