“We all came together and we made that change because major league baseball opened the window and allowed us to step through.” “For Satchel Paige to be put back in the forefront of baseball ...

In honor of Black History Month, MLB Network remembers the Hall of Fame career of Satchel Paige with the help of his daughter ...

Leroy "Satchel" Paige is the first Black pitcher to play in the American League and is known for being one of the greatest pitchers of all time.

While Jackie Robinson is often celebrated as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, history tells a different story.

The legendary Hall of Fame pitcher not only had his Negro Leagues statistics added to his major-league ... Baseball Museum, based in Kansas City; the Paige family; and Dreams Fulfilled. Eleven ...

On Sunday, one of the world’s most-watched sporting events will take place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Believe it or ...

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame ... George Weiss. NL: Satchel Paige. 1970 — BBWAA: Lou Boudreau. VC: Earle Combs, Ford Frick, Jesse Haines.

A search of New Orleans area newspaper archives revealed that his baseball journeys took him to New Orleans on numerous ...

Hall of Fame regulations state a player “must have played in at least 10 Major League championship seasons ... such as pitcher Satchel Paige, who was believed to be 42 when he first pitched ...