baseball

Go Cubs go! Six complaints about the World Series win

November 3, 2016 By Teresa Albano

Maybe this World Series could set off a series of other curse-breaking, starting with the curse of hate ideologies, poverty and violence.

Move to exempt minor-league ball players from minimum wage law

July 6, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

Maybe it's time for the minor league players to unionize, too.

Jackie Robinson, Opening Day and U.S. – Cuba relations

April 5, 2016 By Sharon Robinson

"My mother and I were thrilled and honored to witness our President extend the hand of friendship to the Cuban people."

It’s always baseball season for Steelworkers at Louisville Slugger

June 12, 2015 By R.J. Hufnagel

The workers produce, on average, 3,200 bats each day for souvenirs and retail sale and about 300 bats per day for major league baseball players.

Today in Women’s history: Birth of Effa Manley, baseball hall of famer

March 27, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Effa Louise Manley co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley. Her influence extended beyond baseball; she was active in the civil rights movement and a social activist.