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The Minor Leaguers Who Sprung a Union on MLB

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September 24, 2022

Via SI.com, an article on the Minor Leaguer baseball players who established a union: The conversations happened in dugouts and on backfields, through group chats and during bus rides, over the phone and on Zoom. They had to [...]

MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays Make History With All Latino Starting Lineup

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September 22, 2022

As we celebrate Hispanic History Month, it was great to see the Tampa Bay Rays make Major League Baseball (MLB) history last week with an all-Latino starting lineup of hitters. It was made even more special by the fact that they [...]

When Integration Was Front And Center At The Little League World Series

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August 23, 2022

Via Andscape, an article on integration at the Little League World Series: The Little League World Series, which runs from Aug. 17-Aug. 28 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year as the [...]

The Hug That Jackie Robinson Never Received

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August 21, 2022

Via the Wall Street Journal, commentary on how one of baseball’s favorite stories about overcoming prejudice didn’t happen the way many fans would like to think: There may be no crying in baseball, as the manager played by [...]

In Athletes’ Forceful Response To Uvalde, Advocates See ‘A Tipping Point’

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June 2, 2022

Via The Washington Post, an article on athletes’ forceful response to the Uvalde school shooting tragedy: On the evening of May 26 — two days after the school shooting that claimed 21 lives in Uvalde, Tex., and two days [...]

How Kelsie Whitmore Became The Face of Women’s Baseball Progress

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April 8, 2022

Via SI.com, an article on how Kelsie Whitmore became the race of women’s baseball progress: The thing to understand about 23-year-old Kelsie Whitmore’s path to signing a contract with the Atlantic League’s Staten Island [...]

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