Hank Aaron, best known by the nicknames “Hammer” or “Hammerin’ Hank,” was unlike any hitter in the league during his ...

Major League Baseball's Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black and lived in the inner city — didn't come across many baseball opportunities until late in ...

bring more black players into the major leagues, and increase public awareness of black baseball. The major leagues were segregated until April 15, 1947, when Jackie Robinson made his debut with ...