Baseball was in his blood,” said his great-nephew, Ray Mackey III. “He and his siblings grew up playing ball on the sandlots ...

BUZZ MAGAZINE The Negro Leagues have only recently received their due in baseball history, as their story, in a time when ...

This February is not only Black History Month, but also the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues ... baseman who ever lived," Giants great Monte Irvin said. "If he had gotten the chance to play in ...

On June 12 of this upcoming season, the Durham Bulls will play a game as the Durham Black Sox. The Bulls are the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays and th ...

Black team owners established the Negro National League. Under Rube Foster’s leadership, the league started with eight teams.

In addition to its partnership with the Kansas City Royals to offer free admission during Black History Month, the Negro ...

Big plans are underway to enhance the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Two years after a $25 million e xpansion plan was introduced, museum President Bob Kendrick says it is time to put the vision into ...

The museum opened in the 1990s as a single office space. Legends like the great late Buck O’Neil took turns paying rent out of pocket.

The shrine to some of baseball’s best and previously-forgotten players is getting too big to miss largely out of necessity. “We’ve simply run out of space,” said Negro Leagues Baseball ...

During his career, Eddie G.G. Burton barnstormed across the country with such all-stars as Satchel Paige, Minnie Miñoso and Josh Gibson.

The shrine to some of baseball's best and previously-forgotten players is getting too big to miss largely out of necessity, ...