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Reggie Jackson Discusses Racist Treatment Received During Playing Days In...

Major League Baseball celebrated Juneteenth by having a game on June 19 at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. During an interview with former baseball player Alex Rodriguez on the Fox Network,...

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Homage Paid To Late Willie Mays And Negro Leagues Main Events At Historic MLB...

On June 20, Major League Baseball (MLB) honored the legendary Willie Mays and the legacy of the Negro Leagues at Birmingham, Alabama’s Rickwood Field. Tony Marshall was among a diverse group of people...

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Major League Baseball Hires Black C-Suite Exec Michele Meyer-Shipp

In the wake of Major League Baseball being outed for its lack of home runs in the diversity and inclusion area a few months back, Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred Jr. announced Monday that...

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Jimmie Lee Solomon, Trailblazer Who Became One Of The Most Powerful Sports...

Leaders from the worlds of sports, business and politics are mourning the loss of Jimmie Lee Solomon, the trailblazer who broke barriers to become one of the highest-ranking executives in Major League...

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MLB Initiates ‘101 Days of Negro Leagues Facts’ In Honor Of Negro Leagues...

A week after the country celebrated the holiday of Juneteenth, Major League Baseball is doing its part in acknowledging a little Black history. Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball...

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Major League Baseball Cancels First Set of Games After Players Reject Final...

With Major League Baseball’s players and team owners unable to agree on a collective bargaining agreement, a proper start to the 2022 season is going, going, gone. The players rejected the last...

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MLB Players Donate Game Day Salary to Mark the 75th Anniversary of Jackie...

The Players Alliance, a nonprofit started by active and retired professional baseball players, announced commitments by players, coaches and staff to donate their game-day salary in recognition of the...

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‘I Couldn’t Do This Without You’: Newly Drafted MLB Player Thanks His Mom...

After a triumphant decade in the minor leagues, San Diego native Wynton Bernard has finally made it to the “mountaintop,” according to his mother. The major leagues have just welcomed a star! “You...

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Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., MLB and MLBPA Announce Inaugural...

Major League Baseball (MLB), the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) and Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. jointly announced today the launch of the inaugural “HBCU Swingman Classic,” an...

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Baseball Broadcaster Apologizes After Saying N-Word In Reference To The Negro...

Racism always seems to find a way to make its presence known. Over the weekend, during what should have been a celebratory moment for the National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, sports broadcaster Glen...

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Felix Mantilla, Trailblazing Baseball Player And Teammate Of Hank Aaron, Dies...

Felix Mantilla, who was among the first wave of Puerto Rican players in Major League Baseball and a minor and major league teammate of Henry “Hank” Aaron, who helped Aaron integrate the farm system of...

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Baseball Fanatics Banned For Interfering With Mookie Betts Play During 2024...

During the 2024 World Series, two Yankees fans grabbed a baseball from an opposing team player’s glove during a play and, based on how it was done, Major League Baseball informed them that they are not...

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Pittsburgh Pirates Will Place Roberto Clemente No. 21 Logo Back On Right...

After baseball fans and the family of Roberto Clemente expressed outrage over the Pittsburgh Pirates’ removal of the Major League Baseball Hall of Famer’s logo from the outfield wall at the team’s...

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Jose Alvarado Suspended 80 Games By MLB, Tests Positive For...

Major League Baseball has suspended professional baseball player Jose Alvarado after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance. The relief pitcher, who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies,...

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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Honors Black Managers With New Exhibit

Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and a key figure behind MLB The Show video game’s Storylines mode, has unveiled a new exhibit, “Leaders & Innovators,” spotlighting the...

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Detroit Tigers Host ‘Black In Baseball Weekend,’ Honor The Negro Leagues

The Detroit Tigers held its 29th annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game, paying homage to Detroit icons like Norman “Turkey” Stearnes on Saturday, June 14. According to WWJ Newsradio 950, the Tigers gave...

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No Mercy: Fan’s Gutter-Level Insult Targeting MLB Player’s Dead Mother Leads...

Major League Baseball player Ketel Marte was caught up in an emotional moment, caught by cameras after a baseball fan shouted derogatory comments about his deceased mother, Elpidia Valdez, who...

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Barry Bonds Will Be Honored With Statue Outside San Francisco Giants’ Stadium

Although he has yet to be voted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame, Barry Bonds will have a statue of the legendary home run king built outside the home stadium of the San Francisco Giants....

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