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Baseball
Sports
Tremayne Cobb Jr. wants to put Prince George’s County, Maryland, baseball on the map
But the high school junior has to deal with Confederate flags, the N-word and an underfunded program first
Sports
D.C.’s black children have lost their ties to America’s pastime
Youth baseball in the capital is mostly white because of costs and the popularity of basketball
Sports
The day Reggie Jackson ignored Billy Martin and kept bunting
Instead of hitting away as the manager instructed, Jackson did his own thing
Sports
Congressional Baseball Game a show of unity and ‘love’
Record crowd turns out to support lawmakers who suited up after Wednesday’s shooting
Sports
Shooting will not stop annual baseball game for charity
Congressional lawmakers suit up, including Cedric ‘Franchise’ Richmond
Sports
What Had Happened Was: 6/14/17
Oh, you didn’t know? We got you.
HBCU
Bethune-Cookman, Texas Southern punch tickets for NCAA baseball tournament
The Wildcats win their second straight title; Tigers beat defending SWAC champion for their second title in three years
Sports
Minor League Baseball program aims to increase diversity in front offices
FIELD program introduces underrepresented groups to professional baseball
Culture
Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first African American to play pro baseball, six decades before Jackie Robinson
He was born when slavery was still a fixture in American society and played shortly thereafter