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Major League 7 Collection - Eastern Colored League (1923–1928)
As part of our new collection, Major League 7 - today we celebrate the Eastern Colored League which played from 1923–1928.
BACKGROUND
MLB announced in 2020 that seven Negro Leagues would be eleva...

MLB
Major League 7 Collection - Negro National League (I) (1920–1931)
As part of our new collection, Major League 7 - today we celebrate the Negro National League (I) which played from 1920-1931.
BACKGROUND
MLB announced in 2020 that seven Negro Leagues would be el...

MLB
April 15th - The history of the celebration
#Spotlight – This week we pay tribute to #42. Today we celebrate the history of MLB's annual day - April 15th - Jackie Robinson Day.
April 15, 1997 Commissioner Bud Selig announced that all MLB te...

MLB
April 15th - We are all #42
#Spotlight – The annual tribute to Jackie Robinson with players wearing the #42 goes back to 2007 when Ken Griffey Jr. then playing for the Reds requested permission from the league office and Rach...

MLB
WHM - Rachel Balkovec
This week as part of Women's History Month, we introduce you to some amazing women - today Rachel Balkovec, MLB's first female hitting coach.
Rachel Balkovec became the first woman hired to be a f...

MLB
WHM - Bianca Smith
This week as part of Women's History Month, we introduce you to some amazing women - today Bianca Smith, MLB's first female black coach.
When the Boston Red Sox hired Bianca Smith as a Minor Leagu...

Media
WHM - The Women of La Vida Baseball ¡Live!
This week we continue our celebration of Women's History Month. Today is our tribute to the amazing women of La Vida Baseball ¡Live! - Julie Alexandria and Jennifer Mercedes.
Julie Alexandria’s ac...

Hall of Fame
WHM - Jackie Mitchell
This week as part of Women's History Month, we introduce you to some amazing women - today Jackie Mitchell -- The girl who struck out Ruth and Gehrig.
In the early days of baseball, teams would ba...

MLB
WHM - Kim Ng
This week we continue our celebration of Women's History Month. Today is our tribute MLB's first female GM - Kim Ng.
November of 2020, Kim Ng finally broke the glass ceiling to become Baseball's f...