'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, ...

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 ...

One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson. Negro Leagues superstar Josh Gibson creates a cloud of dust as he slides into home plate during the fourth inning ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- After a years-long process, Major League Baseball has decided to incorporate stats from the Negro Leagues into MLB record books. Many say it's a long-overdue recognition for ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Buck Leonard. Charlie “Chino” Smith. Turkey Stearnes. “You get to learn about a lot of names and a lot of people that we may not have heard about,” Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Freedman is lawyer and IBWAA member who writes about baseball. Not every Negro League player is a legend; but they all are ...