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Black players transformed baseball. They deserve to be recognized.
A new book, “Play Harder,” is a vital and gripping tale about the national pastime and the Black experience. “Play Harder,” ...
Massachusetts Daily Collegian5d
The origins of baseball in Japan
In 1871, a farmer and Civil War veteran from Gorham, Maine, named Horace Wilson, was recruited to teach in Japan as part of ...
Bleed Cubbie Blue on MSN4d
Baseball history unpacked, May 7
F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Starlin Castro’s* debut and other ...
More than 50 years of Lexington baseball history will go away after next week
A “Wall of Fame” at Henry Clay’s stadium is named in honor of Tripure, who died last year ahead of the 2024 baseball season.
WashU professor’s new book explores the history of Black people in baseball
The book, “Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America,” is full of the historic photos and anecdotes you would ...
Major League Baseball4d
Baseball's date of birth in Japan may have come in 1860s
When did baseball begin in Japan? Its date of birth seems to have been pushed back yet again. It was long thought that ...
The Washington Post4d
He’s the curious son of an engineer. His latest project? A new pitch.
To understand the origins of baseball’s buzzy new pitch, go all the way back to a 4-year-old boy who just wanted Bubblicious gum and baseball cards. His dad, an engineer, wanted him to ...