The Negro Leagues and Presidents and Politicians
Something seismic just happened in professional baseball.
For over half a century, records from the Negro Leagues had been kept separate from Major League Baseball.
In May 2024, MLB announced that statistics from the Negro Leagues would now be incorporated into the record books.
Inspired by the long overdue correction, C-SPAN's "The Weekly" is incorporating the Negro Leagues into this week's podcast.
It's C-SPAN's "The Weekly" annual baseball episode. And this year, following the death of legend Willie Mays, we're doing something special – we’ll hear presidents and politicians honor the…
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