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Hinchliffe Stadium is one of two remaining fields in the country that hosted the Negro League and is reopening soon after years of restoration.

The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams -- all from historically Black colleges and universities -- had names that wont resonate with the average baseball fan.

After almost three decades of neglect and dodging the wrecking ball, Hinchcliffe Stadium, one of only two remaining Negro League stadiums still standing has a second life. Erected in 1932 the stadium in Paterson, N.J., was home to the New York Black Yankees and the Black Cubans (1930s through 1945), but the stadium sat dormant, abandoned since 1997.

HBCU athletics have taken on a higher profile recently in sports ranging from football and basketball to gymnastics and wrestling.

The Black College World Series played this week in Alabama hopes to spur pro careers amid declining numbers of U.S.-born Black players in the major leagues. Not a single alum from a historically black college or university was on a Major League Baseball opening day roster. U.S.-born Black players made up only 6.2% of those rosters. Last year's World Series was the first without a U.S.-born Black player since 1950. Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith said it’s a trend that concerns current ...

The Black College World Series played this week in Alabama hopes to spur pro careers amid declining numbers of U.S.-born Black players in the major leagues

The Black College World Series, held this week in Montgomery, is giving dozens of HBCU players from NAIA and Division II schools a chance to compete for a title beyond their own leagues and perhaps attract attention from Major League Baseball teams.

The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The teams - all from historically Black colleges and universities - had names that won't resonate with the average baseball fan.

In his memoir, sports writer Jerry Izenberg chronicles his childhood and history with baseball growing up in Newark as a Jew.

A documentary about Yankees legend Yogi Berra hits screens on Friday, May 12. It started with an All-Star Game snub, says granddaughter Lindsay Berra.