Pittsburgh Pirates coach Gene Baker became the first black manager in major league baseball history. Otherwise, it was an ...
We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black ... He played in the Majors briefly and coached there for more than a decade, but his greatest accomplishments may well have come ...
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
Paul Nyman's teachings are all over baseball today. But the man is absent. “He gave up,” Kyle Boddy said, “at precisely the ...
Leroy "Satchel" Paige is the first Black pitcher to play in the American League and is known for being one of the greatest pitchers of all time.
It was clear he loved baseball but never gave up using his intellect. Berg made his debut in 1923, played 15 seasons in the majors, catching for teams like the Brooklyn Robins, White Sox ...
When we contemplate the past, quite often some things are particularly hard for us to fathom or even understand. When one ...
Riley played just 43 defensive snaps in 2024, but was a big part of the Miami defense when Campanile was the linebackers coach. By PFF's metrics, the 2023 season was Riley's best where he was an ...
Extremely high praise from Williams, and Hornets fans should be excited. The former Vol has played under elite head coaches such as Brad Stevens, Ime Udoka, Joe Mazzulla, and Jason Kidd ...
“I never thought that a Black woman like me ... (Courtesy Tonya Parker) Parker, who has played across the U.S. as well as in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, often plays golf with her ...
The 49-year-old football star has proved he's still got it as he left little to the imagination in the jaw-dropping selection ...