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MLB to include over 2300 Negro Leagues players in record books
MLB announced that more than 2300 Negro Leagues players will be added to the official record books, placing stars like Josh Gibson Oscar Charleston Buck Leonard and Satchel Paige among all time leaders. The move reshapes batting pitching and OPS records and highlights historic careers across clubs such as the Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs.
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MLB
Homestead Grays
Josh Gibson
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Gibson
Barry Bonds
Oscar Charleston
Charleston
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cobb
Ruth
Williams
Lou Gehrig
Rogers
CC Sabathia
Sandy Koufax
Dave Brown
Society of American Baseball Research
Walter Johnson
Rube Waddell
Max Scherzer
Minnie Minoso
Chicago White Sox
Cooperstown
Minoso
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Mays
Robinson
Kansas City Monarchs
Birmingham Black Barons
Jud Wilson
The
Grays
Turkey Stearnes
Mule Settles
Stearnes and
Settles
Hank Greenberg
Hornsby
Ty Cobb
Associated Press
Satchel Paige
New York
Yankee Stadium
Monarchs
Paige