“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, Pamela O'Neal ...

(KWCH) - Members of Satchel Paige’s family attended ... before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Paige had limited opportunities professionally to play integrated ...

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 ...

Andrew "Rube" Foster Launches What Became Known As The Negro Leagues In 1920 Rube Foster The Negro Leagues 1920 ...

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

The 1977 Triple-A New Orleans Pelicans arrived with a Mardi Gras-style parade featuring horse-drawn carriages, jazz bands and ...

admits that the major leagues were right in choosing Jackie Robinson, not him, to break the color barrier. According to Paige, Robinson thought before he spoke, whereas Satchel would say ...