In this Aug. 2, 1942, file photo, Kansas City Monarchs pitcher Leroy Satchel Paige warms up at New York's Yankee Stadium before a Negro League game between the Monarchs and the New York Cuban Stars.

MLB and the Negro Leagues

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 24, 2021

In December, Major League Baseball announced that the Negro Leagues would be included in MLB's history and statistics. Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, talks about the effort that went into convincing MLB to take that action and its effect on stats and baseball history.

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