Join us on Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 PM via Zoom as we. - Babylon Village, NY - Join us on Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 PM via Zoom as we celebrate Black History Month with a presentation on The Cuban Giants - the First Professional Black Baseball Team who got their start in Babylon, in the summer of 1885. Town of Babylon Historian Mary Cascone will.
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Donât be surprised if thereâs a spike in sales of old Negro League baseball gearâ and just in time for the holidays.
Former Negro Leaguer Ken Free suggests finances may be a motivating factor behind Major League Baseballâs deci- sion to give the Negro Leagues Major League status.
âA show of marketing genius,â Free, now 81, told the Free Press from his home in Greensboro, N.C.
What better present than a throwback jersey of the Birmingham Black Barons, the Kansas City Monarchs, the Detroit Stars, the Homestead Grays or others? It could be especially attractive if the jersey has a name like Josh Gibson, Ray Dandridge, Satchel Paige or Cool Papa Bellâall Negro League legendsâon the back.