Kansas City Monarchs pitching great Leroy Satchel Paige warms up in 1942. PHOTO CREDIT: AP Story by Jared Diamond December 16, 2020

The Negro Leagues Baseball has always been a legacy and a part of Americana! This most recent actions shows that diversity and inclusion is becoming a reality in America ! I applaud the MLB for taking this Action.

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The move grants recognition to some of baseball’s pioneers from 1920 to 1948 and immediately rewrites the game’s record books.

Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that it was “correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history” by officially elevating the Negro Leagues from 1920 through 1948 to major-league status, a move that both grants recognition to some of baseball’s pioneers and immediately rewrites the game’s record books.