He was the first Black player for the franchise and went on to be known as ‘Mr. Cub.’ He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977. Willie Wells (Michael Hogue) ...

Pete Rose, banned from baseball for life in 1989, will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame after a ruling by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

A baseball from the infamous 1919 World Series, known for the Black Sox scandal, which was discovered in Tribune Tower as the building was being redeveloped, is seen at Harry Caray’s Tavern on ...

Other Black baseball teams followed, with the Knoxville Packers likely being the last in 1951. But that 1920 championship season remains a part of Knoxville’s rich baseball history, as well as ...

GREG ECHLIN, BYLINE: The numbers can be startling. Only 5% of college baseball players in all of Division 1 were Black, only 3% coaches, according to NCAA statistics last year. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ...