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MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight' at 11:54 am NPR Major League Baseball has for years acknowledged the contributions and the legacy of the thousands of Black athletes who played in the Negro Leagues. On Wednesday, the league went a step further, saying it was officially "correcting a longtime oversight in the game's history" and recognizing those professionals as Major League-caliber players. The league said it will also include their statistics and records as part of MLB history. "All of us who love baseball have long kn...

By: CBS News Major League Baseball has officially recognized the Negro Leagues as major league teams — 100 years after their creation. The seven leagues, which played from 1920 to 1948, will have their stats and records added to MLB history.  "All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's best players, innovations and triumphs against a backdrop of injustice," Commissioner Robert Manfred said in a statement Wednesday. "We are now grateful to count the players of the Negro Leagues where they belong: as Major Leaguers within the official histo...

WHYY By Negro Leagues baseball veteran Jim Robinson and ESPN/ABC correspondent Ryan Smith attend an event celebrating 100th anniversary of the league in New York in February. (Donald Traill/AP Photo) Major League Baseball has for years acknowledged the contributions and the legacy of the thousands of Black athletes who played in the Negro Leagues. On Wednesday, the league went a step further, saying it was officially “correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history” and recognizing those professionals as Major League-caliber players. The league said it will also include their stat...

MLB officially recognizes Negro League as "major league" after 100 years By Zoe Christen Jones Negro Leagues celebrate 100th anniversary Major League Baseball has officially recognized the Negro Leagues as major league teams — 100 years after their creation. The seven leagues, which played from 1920 to 1948, will have their stats and records added to MLB history.  "All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's best players, innovations and triumphs against a backdrop of injustice," Commissioner Robert Manfred said in a st...

Donald Traill / AP Major League Baseball has for years acknowledged the contributions and the legacy of the thousands of Black athletes that played in the Negro Leagues. On Wednesday, the league went a step further, saying it was officially "correcting a longtime oversight in the game's history" and recognizing those professionals as Major League-caliber players. The league added it will also include their statistics and records as part of MLB history. "All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs ...