Pittsburgh Pirates

Dave Parker is a father figure to Black MLB legends

In the 1980s and 1990s, the seven-time All-Star helped raise a generation of Black stars including Eric Davis, Barry Larkin and Gary Sheffield

Roberto Clemente impact is still felt 50 years after his tragic death

The Hall of Fame baseball player was a humanitarian and a beacon of the cultural diversity of Blackness

Making history: The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

On Sept. 1, 1971, the Pirates became the first MLB team to field an all-Black and Latino lineup

Fifty years ago, baseball’s All-Star Game showcased an unspoken Black arms race

The 1971 contest was the first to feature two Black starting pitchers, Vida Blue and Dock Ellis

The moral argument for keeping Barry Bonds out of Cooperstown doesn’t hold up

The Hall of Fame has enshrined mediocre talents and stone-cold racists. It can open its doors for the home run king.

When King died, Major League Baseball struck out

The league waffled for days until black players forced the commissioner to postpone Opening Day

MLB vs. Florida: When the league protested segregated living quarters during spring training

Hank Aaron, Frank Robinson and more spoke out to create a standoff between MLB and the state of Florida

Dave Parker lives with Parkinson’s disease as another Hall of Fame Class heads to Cooperstown without him

Former Major Leaguer believes he has been excluded because of his cocaine use and brashness when he played the game

What Had Happened Was: 11/16/17

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