Plus: Animated series honors Negro Leagues
Toni Stone was the first woman to play professional baseball regularly in a major men's league. Which Hall of Famer did she replace at 2B when she joined the Negro American League? |
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| Major League Baseball launched the first installment of a three-part series titled "Undeniable -- Stories from the Negro Leagues" on Wednesday. "Undeniable," MLB's first animated series, tells unique short stories -- narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick -- from the historic era of the Negro Leagues. The MLB Original Series is just one of several initiatives by Major League Baseball to celebrate Black History Month. The first part of the series, released on National Girls and Women in Sports Day, is fittingly titled "Women of the Negro Leagues." It highlights the legendary careers of three women -- Toni Stone, Connie Morgan and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson -- who played professional baseball. |
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Derek Jeter will grace the cover of a collector's edition of MLB The Show, and the Hall of Famer joked on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" that "it's a lot easier to come out of retirement in a video game." |
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Mookie Betts is taking some time in the offseason to tout his two-sport prowess, and he just happens to be going toe-to-toe with the No. 1 bowler in the world. |
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On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, USA softball superstar Jennie Finch and new Hillsboro Hops manager Ronnie Gajownik held a clinic for about 80 kids, "who just get to play ball." |
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Let's take a look back at the 1971 All-Star Game, when Doc Ellis and Vida Blue faced off as the starting pitchers. |
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| That's right, seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady was once described that way. We're of course talking about his receiving behind the plate as a high school baseball prospect. |
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Who are the best backstops in today's game? Find out on MLB Now at 8 p.m. ET. |
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