The story of the various baseball organizations that collectively formed the Negro Leagues over the first half of the 20 th century is vital to telling the story of the game to this day. This list ...

The Greenville Drive and Hub City Spartanburgers will honor the Negro League teams the Black Spinners and Sluggers in an upcoming game. The game aims to educate the public about the history of the ...

KANSAS CITY — 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 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Savannah Bananas are bringing their antics and a bit of history back to Kauffman Stadium. The Harlem Globetrotters of baseball return on May 30 and 31 of 2026. They sold out ...

Author Frank Deford writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Negro baseball leagues allowed African-Americans the chance to play the national pastime for pay (if not for much). The heyday of the Negro ...

And I quote: “Strangle holds, razors, horsewhips and other violent implements of argument will be barred at the baseball game at Island Park this afternoon when the baseball club of Wichita Klan ...

The legacy of Black and brown baseball shone Sunday as generations of players, from 16 to 90, came together for Sacramento's annual Honorary Negro League game. The game, now in its fifth year, is ...

An episode of "The Gilded Age" on HBO briefly put the spotlight on an important piece of American history: all-Black baseball leagues. Baseball's popularity boomed in the late 1800s, but Black players ...