The legendary Satchel Paige is considered by baseball fans as the greatest Negro Leagues pitcher, and a pitching legend period for the feats he achieved while playing in the Major League Baseball league. Paige is the first Black pitcher to play in the World Series, and the first Negro Leagues player to be inducted in […]
GlobalGrind had a quick interview with the "Nappy Boy" himself, who said he didn't want to do a pre-recorded version of the Anthem.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Legally cleared at last, Barry Bonds is unconcerned with everybody else’s thoughts on his career or credentials: He’s a Hall of Famer. Hands down. “I don’t even justify that. There’s no need,” he said Thursday night at AT&T Park. “That’s without saying.” The 51-year-old home run king said he feels a […]
Former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton was found dead in a home just outside of Houston. “According to a report from Pearland police,…
The history of the Negro Baseball Leagues is well-documented, with many stars from the league going on to careers in major league baseball and beyond the sport itself. What might not be as well known is that a large number of athletes who played in the Negro Leagues were well-educated men who used the […]
Jackie Robinson West, the championship Chicago baseball team, is cutting ties with the Little League to join the Babe Ruth League, reports the Chicago Tribune.…
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Oscar Taveras, a 22-year-old slugger who was regarded as one of the majors’ top prospects, died Sunday in a car accident in his native Dominican Republic. Taveras was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at the time of the crash on a highway between the beaches […]
Spike Lee directed a new Chevrolet commercial for the World Series starring 13-year-old Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis, who burst into all of our lives…
Spike Lee directed a new Chevrolet commercial for the World Series starring 13-year-old Little League superstar Mo’ne Davis, who burst into all of our lives…
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Mo’ne Davis’ performance in the Little League World Series has earned her a place in baseball’s Hall of Fame. The 13-year-old Davis plans to donate the jersey she wore last month when she pitched a two-hit shutout, becoming the first girl to win a game at the LLWS. She will visit […]
The Jackie Robinson West Little League champs have returned home and are gearing up for their big celebration parade. MyChicagoFox.com reports: CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – Millennium Park is ready to welcome the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars team, the U.S. Little League champs. Since the moment the team came home, things have been far from normal […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Jeter soaked in the adulation from fans and players during one more night on baseball’s national stage, set the tone for the American League with a pregame speech and delivered two final All-Star hits. Mike Trout, perhaps the top candidate to succeed the 40-year-old Yankees captain as the face of the […]
