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, ...
Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...
Seattle Mariners president Jerry Dipoto probably calls a hurricane a gentle breeze and thinks you should, too.
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
The 26-seconds of 28 mm film, from around 1919, is the earliest known footage of organized Black baseball in existence. Visitors to Pebble Hill Plantation may now view this historic footage ...