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Major League Baseball to incorporate Negro League statistics

2024-05-29 15:55:49.403804+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Sports have never been about celebrating human endeavor, they're most often a way to create a tranche which pushes a particular social narrative, but/and, with that background, I'm happy to see that the Negro League data is being combined with the Major League baseball data. RT Waldo Jaquith @waldoj@mastodon.social

It's 2024, and Major League Baseball is finally integrating the record books, which will no longer protect white baseball players’ stats from the superior performance from Negro Leagues players. As a result, Ty Cobb is no longer recorded as the leading hitter, and Babe Ruth is no longer recorded as the best slugger—those titles both now belong to Josh Gibson.

USA TODAY — Negro Leagues' statistics will be incorporated into Major League Baseball’s historical records on Wednesday

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