MLB

Baseball and books: Nationals’ Josh Bell has two loves

The first baseman reflects on the Josh Bell Book Club while living in the city that helped inspire his love of reading

The Undefeated roundtable: Lack of Black representation in MLB

The Undefeated’s William Rhoden and guests discuss what baseball must do to field more Black players and managers

How Eastern Kentucky’s roster leads the diversity push in baseball

The source of EKU’s success is available to all college programs in the country

John Wright had the talent, but couldn’t follow Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers

The second Black player signed by Branch Rickey, he had a mixed season in the minors and became a footnote in history

A handshake from a white teammate signaled Jackie Robinson’s arrival in America’s game

George Shuba’s defining act as a ballplayer came in a minor league contest 75 years ago

Brewers’ Devin Williams isn’t your average baseball star

‘I think I’d like to see like more freedom in the game … More freedom to be yourself, to express yourself’

New book tells the story of Glenn Burke, the first openly gay player in MLB

His Dodgers teammates were slow to recognize signs that were obvious to others

The white media missed the significance of Jackie Robinson

Major League Baseball could not have maintained the color line without the aid of white sportswriters

It’ll take Tom Brady another 15 years to catch up to Satchel Paige

The Hall of Fame pitcher appeared in his last MLB game at the age of 59