The rare player to compete in all three, he had an impressive career, becoming a three-time All-Star in the major leagues and ...

A new exhibit honoring Birmingham Industrial League standout Oscar “Butler” Williams was unveiled Tuesday at the Jefferson ...

'It's a dream come true,' Turkey Stearnes' granddaughter says of the news. From the 1920s to the '50s, Negro League Baseball (NLB) was the home for Black players who were segregated from the other, ...

As anyone who has visited Fenway Park can appreciate, there are some historic venues that every sports fan should try to visit. Places like Wrigley Field in Chicago, Lambeau Field in Green Bay, and if ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Major League Baseball is now recognizing stats in the record books of some Negro League teams. Researchers have been working on the project for many years and added stats ...

Kim Overton was personally and practically impacted by Major League Baseball’s recent decision to add Negro National Leagues statistics to its existing records. It was personal because Overton is one ...

NORFOLK — Sam Allen is enjoying life. At 88, the Norfolk native wouldn’t have it any other way. Last month, the former Negro League baseball player was in Baltimore as the Orioles celebrated Negro ...

ST. LOUIS — Stars Field is part of the campus of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis. The baseball field is also the site where many great Negro League players competed in the 1920’s. “This was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It’s hard to imagine modern baseball without night games, and safety equipment for both catchers and batters – all three exist in the Major Leagues, minor leagues, and even ...

DETROIT — Joyce Stearnes Thompson spent Wednesday morning walking around a ballpark where her father once played. The perfectly manicured diamond at the restored Hamtramck Stadium is now named after ...

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 ...

The Negro Southern League Museum, in partnership with Jefferson County District 2 Commissioner Sheila Tyson, will host an ...