The subject of Larry Doby came up. Doby was the first Black player in the American League. Veeck signed Doby in the middle of ...

Larry Doby broke the color barrier in the American League. But as Terry Pluto explains, his rushed debut with the Cleveland ...

On July 5, 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry ...

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Larry Doby broke the American League's color barrier 78 years ago today, on July 5, 1947. It was just a few months after ...

The team says Ramírez will instead 'focus on recovery and preparation for the second half of the season.' The 32-year-old has ...

Bill Sizemore might be 91 years old, but there's a day, 75 years ago, that he remembers as if it were just yesterday. It was ...

"Doby suffered the same indignities as Jackie Robinson, but his struggles did not get the media attention Robinson's received ...

When Steven Kwan was named a first-time All-Star last year, it was recognition for a player who has continued to get better ...

Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark and Josue Briceno are terrific trio of Detroit Tigers hitting prospects. They will be on display ...

Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson, but his journey was quieter, rougher, and often overlooked ...