On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby made his Major League debut with Cleveland and broke the color barrier in the American League. Doby’s presence in the lineup made history in baseball and was instrumental ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – This is a baseball story that should be told every year when the Fourth of July pops up. It’s the story of how Larry Doby came to Cleveland and became the first Black player to play ...

Larry Doby got what shut-eye he could as the bus carrying him and his Negro League teammates made its trek from Wilmington, ...

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he signed onto the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). Just six weeks ...

Larry Doby Jr. waited five years for the production of the Congressional Gold Medal that he specifically wanted. No — scratch that — the medal that he knows his father would've wanted. When Congress ...

PATERSON — In his many years around the game of baseball, Larry Doby created opportunities. Black players who reached the majors after he broke the American League color barrier in July 1947 can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reverse side of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded posthumously Wednesday to World War II Navy veteran and Baseball Hall of ...

“I know that there’s an aisle in between, but it’s not a barrier. It’s invisible. You guys need to reach your hands across. You need to cooperate. You need to compromise, and you need to coexist. This ...

Finding an overlooked opportunity in the vintage baseball card market has become difficult. The hobby’s big sets have been combed over, studied, and collected for decades. Experienced collectors know ...

PATERSON, N.J. — An athletic field in New Jersey named for baseball and civil rights icon Larry Doby is getting a fresh look. Crews are hard at work at Larry Doby Field. Over the winter, new fencing ...