A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2010. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...

While Jackie Robinson is often celebrated as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, history tells a different story.

Allen will be posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. Being included in the fraternity of ...

Spring training is underway for Chicago's baseball teams, both of which have played significant roles in the history of ...

The oldest known footage of an organized Black baseball team, discovered at Pebble Hill Plantation, has been preserved and is now on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in New York.

At the National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum in Cooperstown, the history of black baseball is on display. There are ...

Fifty years after Frank Robinson became the first Black manager in Major League Baseball, the league is struggling with a significant decline in Black players and leaders As Black History Month begins ...

The state of Michigan has a rich history in Black baseball. From Detroit to Ann Arbor to our very own Albion, Black ...