Baseball's all-time leaders lists have changed overnight with the integration of the Negro Leagues into Major League Baseball statistics. Josh Gibson is now officially one of the greatest players of all time, beating Ty Cobb for career batting average and Babe Ruth for slugging percentage and OPS. His great grandson, Sean Gibson, hopes that the MVP award will be renamed in his honor. The trophy was previously named after Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball's first commissioner, who played a key role in keeping baseball segregated. “How ironic would it be for Josh Gibson to replace the man who denied more than 2,300 men the opportunity to play baseball in the major leagues,’’ Sean Gibson told USA Today.
Update: Fans in Detroit are being advised to take cover, but the teams are still playing through the lightning. Just asking for trouble. #MLB#baseball@baseball
Why are the #Pirates and #Tigers still on the field when there’s lightning? Also, why aren’t fans being advised to get to a safe spot? #MLB#baseball@baseball
"Baseball history will change forever Wednesday. Major League Baseball plans to officially incorporate Negro Leagues statistics into its record book, according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night because MLB was planning an announcement for Wednesday morning."
Washington Post: Josh Gibson will dominate MLB’s record book as Negro Leagues stats are added
To the surprise of precisely no one, the racists are out in full force to refute the inclusion of #NegroLeagues statistics in the #MLB cannon.
Not shocking to see them doing it, but it's still disappointing, you know? You're right, racists, Babe Ruth did hit 714 HRs. And Ty Cobb did have a career BA of .366. Those are both amazing numbers.
But they never had to hit off a healthy, in-his-prime Satchel Paige, you know?
Jeremiah Estrada closes out the #Padres win by striking out the side, so he’s struck out 13 batters in a row. Not a typo. Thirteen in a row. #MLB#baseball@baseball
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