Mays, Henry Aaron, Willie Stargell, Dick Allen, Ernie Banks and Maury Wills were among eight NL starters; Frank Robinson and ...

And I can just talk with him about being a baseball player, being a Black baseball player.” Wood, a Maryland native, is juggling a handful of responsibilities in his first full season with the W ...

The Hall of Fame’s Manger of Outreach Learning Bruce Markusen said, “It’s really a deeper look at black baseball history through the voices of the actual participants. The players ...

Black men were involved in the growth of professional baseball in the mid-1800s, with many of them playing at an elite level compared with their white peers. Those players didn’t see success due ...

Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill in June 2024 to uplift the historic accomplishments of Black baseball players in Michigan. In 2020, Major League Baseball announced it would incorporate the Negro ...

It was a long fight for Black baseball players to be treated with respect. We see the results of that battle for athletic equality today, and Chicago was involved in a turning point more than a ...

On opening day this year, 6.2% of MLB players were Black, up from 6% in 2024 and the first year-over-year improvement since 2018, according to MLB.com. What is Jackie Robinson Day?

CHICAGO — It was a long fight for Black baseball players to be treated with respect. We see the results of that battle for athletic equality today, and Chicago was involved in a turning point ...