In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 1924 Negro League World Series, Major League Baseball (MLB) is taking significant steps to honor the history and contributions of Negro Leagues players. The MLB is set to integrate Negro Leagues statistics into its record book, acknowledging the achievements of players who competed during an era of segregation in American sports. Additionally, MLB plans to host its first-ever game at Rickwood Field, the oldest professional ballpark in the country and a site with a rich history of hosting Negro League games, on June 20, featuring the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals. Commissioner Ambassador Ryan Howard has personally delivered invitations to living Negro Leagues players in Birmingham, Alabama, inviting them to be honored guests at the event. Furthermore, MLB The Show is including Negro Leagues content to educate players on its history, and former Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle honored Negro Leagues player Jud Wilson at Arlington National Cemetery.
Commissioner Ambassador Ryan Howard visited former Negro Leagues players in Birmingham, and delivered personal invitations to be honored guests to MLB at Rickwood Field on June 20. https://t.co/AHyJguxAx4
Former Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle led a team to @ArlingtonNatl, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and honored Jud Wilson, a WWI veteran and Negro League baseball player for the Homestead Grays. ⚾ #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/IROXCCHsaP
In June, MLB will play its first-ever game at Rickwood Field—the country’s oldest pro ballpark and longtime home to Negro League games. Ryan Howard hand-delivered invitations to the league's players in Birmingham to be honored guests. https://t.co/Nwei0fLc5K
Ryan Howard visits Birmingham to invite former Negro League players to attend the historic MLB game at Rickwood Field on June 20 between the SF Giants and St. Louis Cardinals https://t.co/rKU72GuCl2
What a special experience. Commissioner Ambassador Ryan Howard hand-delivered invitations to Negro Leagues players living in Birmingham, AL to be honored guests to MLB at Rickwood Field on June 20th. #MLBTogether https://t.co/w83Gg4XqbG
MLB The Show's Negro Leagues inclusion 'needed to tell a story' San Diego Studios' Ramone Russell explained that introducing MLB The Show players to the venerated Nego Leagues needed more than a simple roster update. https://t.co/ARgwQPUbDk https://t.co/xbQCDlzBKP
This year is the100th year anniversary of the 1924 Negro League World Series, which was played between the Hilldale Club from Delaware County and the Kansas City Monarchs. Here's our look at Hilldale's enduring place in the history of Black baseball. https://t.co/pB7flSfVLr
FanGraphs has spring training stats! You can now find sortable spring training leaderboards and stats for individual players dating back to 2006 https://t.co/VQumF6q3i7 https://t.co/BHw7s1Clg0
Version 1.0: Negro Leagues statistics could soon be entered into MLB record book. https://t.co/9lXM3cDypF