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The First Lady of baseball
May 8, 2018There is only one tombstone engraved: "She Loved Baseball." A fitting tribute to the memory of Effa Manley, the only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read moreThe real Bosox curse was racism, not the Bambino
May 7, 2018The Boston Red Sox have finally decided to atone for two of the most racist, self-destructive snubs in sports history.
Read moreIndians-Twins series: A much needed break for Puerto Rico
April 20, 2018With an island-wide blackout keeping Puerto Ricans in the dark, at least there was still baseball.
Read moreBaseball’s Larry Doby: #2 but first-class all the way home
April 17, 2018Ask even the most casual baseball fan who the first African American to play in the major leagues was and they'll say "Jackie Robinson." Ask them who the second was and you'll probably get a blank...
Read moreJackie Robinson integrates baseball: Daily Worker archives 1947
April 16, 2018"The cheers for Robinson are saying something, something that will make it easier for Negro players to come, for the day when there’ll be no special pressure upon an American ballplayer whose skin happens to be...
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