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A League of Their Own Turns 30
AAGPBL

A League of Their Own Turns 30

There may not be any crying in Baseball, but the tears will be flowing on July 1, 2022 when A League of Their Own celebrates the 30th anniversary of its release. The Penny Marshall directed movie w...
WHM - Rachel Balkovec - Call her Skipper
MLB

WHM - Rachel Balkovec - Call her Skipper

Rachel Balkovec gained a new title this year - Manager! She becomes the first female manager in affiliated professional baseball after being selected by the Yankees to manage their Low-A Tampa T...
Joe Black - '52 Rookie of the Year
MLB

Joe Black - '52 Rookie of the Year

Joe Black was the 1952 NL Rookie of the Year for Brooklyn going 15-4 with a 2.15 ERA after playing for Baltimore in the Negro Leagues since he was 19 years old
Kurys and Nesbitt
AAGPBL

Kurys and Nesbitt

Sophie Kurys was ’46 Player of the Year, 4X All-Star & Career leader in Runs and SB’s & Mary Nesbitt Wisham who was one of the 1st players, starring as both a Pitcher and Batter ranking 6th...
andrew rube foster
BHM

Meet Rube Foster - Father of Negro Baseball

January 2022 signaled the introduction of the US Mints Commemorative Coin Program to benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and who better to include than Rube Foster, the Father of Negro Bas...
Part 7 - Music and Baseball
Media

Part 7 - Music and Baseball

#Spotlight – This week we celebrate the men and women of the music world and their ties to the great sport of Baseball. Marcus Shelby is a Jazz Composer who brought his musical gifts and love of b...
1942 Monarchs, Royals & NLBM
Negro League

1942 Monarchs, Royals & NLBM

Last week we asked you to pick your favorite Negro Leagues Uniform from our bracket of the Top 20. The fans spoke and the 1942 Kansas City Monarchs edged the 1920 Detroit Stars to win the Champions...
Uni Champs - '42 Monarchs
Negro League

Uni Champs - '42 Monarchs

Last week we asked you to pick your favorite Negro Leagues Uniform from our bracket of the Top 20. The fans spoke and the 1942 Kansas City Monarchs edged the 1920 Detroit Stars to win the Champions...
Uni Bracket - THE CHAMPS
Negro League

Uni Bracket - THE CHAMPS

This week’s Spotlight is a celebration of the opening of another incredible Baseball season. We are also going to pay tribute to another great tradition of March Madness and do a bracket for the be...