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UNBELIEVABLE: Mlb grants negro league players long overdue recognition - The Untold Story

Baseball Player Jackie Robinson with the Montreal Royals club at Sanford, Fla., March 4, 1946. Major League Baseball said Tuesday, May 28, 2024, that it has incorporated records for more than 2

Major League Baseball has made a historic decision to recognize several Negro League players' stars, a move that corrects a long-standing injustice in American sports history. This decision marks a watershed moment for America's pastime and American history as a whole.

For decades, the contributions and achievements of Negro League players were overlooked and marginalized. Many of these talented athletes were denied the recognition they rightfully deserved due to the segregation that existed in baseball during that era.

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