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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sean Gibson, the great-grandson of baseball legend Josh Gibson, about how statistics from the Negro Leagues have been integrated with Major League Baseball.
MLB is putting a player such as Josh Gibson in a position to be made light of and mocked by racists, because of their reclassifying of Negro Leagues statistics.
Josh Gibson, who starred for the Homestead Grays in the Negro Leagues, had fearful power, a rocket arm and all-time numbers.
Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson’s ascension as baseball’s all-time batting champion forges a strange new day for many Black baseball fans, writes Gene Seymour.
Josh Gibson was a celebrated young athlete in Pittsburgh, where his family moved from Buena Vista, Va., when he was 12 years old. He was a catcher for a Black amateur team called Gimbels A.C. He ...
Who is Josh Gibson? A look back at the baseball slugging legend taking over MLB records Gibson is the new MLB career batting leader, among other key statistical categories.
Josh Gibson's wife Ashley Bright shared a cryptic post on Instagram just weeks before the couple's alleged split. The AFL star, 40, first sparked break-up rumours when he seemingly removed photos ...
MLB integrated the Negro Leagues' stats into its official database, which crowned Josh Gibson as the single-season and all-time batting average record holder.
Sean Gibson declared Wednesday a great day for the Josh Gibson family and all families of Negro League baseball players.
Who is Josh Gibson? A look back at the baseball slugging legend taking over MLB records Gibson is the new MLB career batting leader, among other key statistical categories.
Major League Baseball has a new all-time batting leader. Josh Gibson played in the Negro Leagues before baseball was integrated. Now, statistics from those players have been added to the books.
Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson’s ascension as baseball’s all-time batting champion forges a strange new day for many Black baseball fans, writes Gene Seymour.