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Since the 1970s, the Larks have played as a summer-collegiate program, bringing in players from all across the country.
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - 90 years have passed since the Bismarck Churchills won the first National Baseball Congress National tournament. “Really put Bismarck on the map,” said Negro Leagues Baseball ...
Baseball has been part of Williamsport’s history for awhile. One of the earliest baseball games in the area was on Sept. 16, ...
Baseball historian and author Phil S. Dixon will present “Legacies on the Mount: Baseball Players in North Dakota History” at ...
The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft resumes at 10:30 a.m. CDT Monday, when the big-league teams start picking with the fourth round. The 30 teams will select 510 more players after 105 ...
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Negro Leagues Baseball in Minnesota

Frank M. White joins Adam on "The Afternoon Shift" to discuss all-Black baseball teams from the Twin Cities in the early 20th century on the anniversary of Satchel Paige's birthday.
The Mobile native was the first player enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame for his career in the Negro Leagues.
Baseball legend Leroy "Satchel" Paige pitched in Milwaukee several times in his career — before and after he was in the major leagues. After more than 20 years in and out of the Negro Leagues ...
From Satchel Paige’s legendary pitching prowess to the economic impact the Negro Leagues had on Black communities, this interview reveals why the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum represents one of ...
Paige, from the 1920s on, was one of the most famous players in the Negro Leagues. During his career, he pitched for the Birmingham Black Barons, the Cleveland Cubs and the Pittsburgh Crawfords.
“Satchel was the Michael Jordan of his time. There was certainly nobody of higher profile in the Negro Leagues,” said Gary Abrams, who aims to renovate Paige’s Kansas City home.