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 ...

Major League Baseball has long celebrated the legacy of the Negro Leagues. But for the first time, MLB is officially recognizing that the quality of the segregation-era circuits was comparable to its ...

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 ...

A mainstay of Negro League baseball, the Birmingham Black Barons may have never achieved the ultimate success of a Negro World Series victory, but they still left an imprint on ba ...

It certainly wasn’t ideal baseball weather. The high reached an unseasonable 89 degrees on April 26, 1925, with summer-like humidity, gray skies and a threat of rain. Despite those conditions, an ...

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 ...

The man who led the Toronto Blue Jays to their only World Series championships is being recognized by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Cito Gaston was named as one of the four members of the 2025 ...

MLB's uniform policy limits teams to five designs, curbing tribute uniforms. Royals' Negro Leagues salute lacked throwbacks, impacting tradition and revenue. MLB and teams could restore impact with ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Just about anyone who visits the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the 18th & Vine District recognizes the treasure it is to Kansas City. Museum guests and sports fans alike ...

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 ...