A Sense of Doubt blog post #3944 - Oscar Charleston: The Greatest Baseball Player You May Have Never Heard Of. https://sensedoubt.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-sense-of-doubt-blog-post-3944-oscar.html #Baseball #NegroLeagues #GOAT

I found this documentary on the #NegroLeagues enjoyable and informative.
https://www.wlrn.org/never-drop-the-ball

#baseball #BaseballHistory

Never Drop The Ball

WLRN Public Television’s latest one - hour documentary Never Drop the Ball takes audiences on an extraordinary journey to show how black baseball players built a brand of baseball out of segregation into a worldwide pastime. Their unwavering love for the game led them to form leagues of their own. These Leagues showcased incredible tea ms like the Miami Giants, later known as the Indianapolis Clowns. Their talent captivated audiences with their dynamic playstyle and teamwork in the United States and internationally. Despite the challenges of the Jim Crow era, black players' dedication to baseball and their barnstorming tours left an enduring mark on the sport's history.

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Happy Jackie Robinson Day for those of you, unlike #MLB, are brave enough to acknowledge its purpose and significance. Now play ball & place your 42% parlay with DraftKings!

https://bsky.app/profile/craigcalcaterra.bsky.social/post/3lmudxsltck2h
#Baseball #Racism #USPol #Segregation #NegroLeagues #JackieRobinson

Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social)

In today's newsletter I offer a reminder that Major League Baseball does not give a shit about Jackie Robinson's example or his legacy beyond how they can use it to make themselves look good. https://www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffee-april-15-2025/

Bluesky Social
In times like these, what we need the most is a chart of every major league team's every major league season, ever. I am happy to be able to deliver. #baseball #mlb #negroleagues
See our latest post on Josh Gibson. Gibson was known as the “Home Run King” in the Negro Leagues. #JoshGibson #NegroLeagues https://historianspeaks.org/f/josh-gibson-negro-leagues-home-run-king
Josh Gibson, Negro League's "Home Run KIng"

#OnThisDay in 1911, Josh Gibson, the Negro League’s “Home Run King,” was born in Buena Vista, Georgia.

HistorianSpeaks
Cristobal Torriente was a Cuban outfielder who played for a number of US Negro League teams for two decades, going back as far as 1912. There were a few Hispanic players in the Majors before 1947, but they were light-skinned and often born in the US. Al Lopez and Lefty Gomez come to mind. Very obviously, another example of the double standards of the time. #baseballhistory #negroleagues

This is very important. Not at all ancient history -- very much in living memory. When he says he could've been killed, it is not an exaggeration. #baseball #baseballhistory #blackhistory #reggiejackson #mlb #negroleagues #williemays

https://youtu.be/GMH2z4lFvZw?si=pVEoWxM-CElrcdwa

Reggie Jackson on Willie Mays' legacy & emotions of visiting Rickwood Field | MLB on FOX

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Willie Mays' death added poignancy to MLB’s celebration of the Negro Leagues at Alabama's Rickwood Field — the nation’s oldest professional ballpark and where Mays got his start as a professional. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/21/baseball/mlb/willie-mays-star-alabama-game/ #baseball #mlb #us #alabama #williemays #negroleagues #race #discrimination #sanfranciscogiants #stlouiscardinals
In Alabama, Willie Mays is the star of the show, one more time

Willie Mays' death added poignancy to MLB’s celebration of the Negro Leagues at Rickwood Field — the nation’s oldest professional ballpark.

The Japan Times