Hall of Fame catcher Josh Gibson was one of the most dominant players in baseball history, but he got scant credit from the wider public during his playing days in the 1930s and ’40s ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sean Gibson, the great-grandson of baseball legend Josh Gibson, about how statistics from the Negro Leagues have been integrated with Major League Baseball.

Stuff like that. Well, one is tempted towards similar effusions when greeting this week’s announcement from the stat keepers with Major League Baseball (MLB): Josh Gibson, one of the greatest ...

The Josh Gibson statue at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Blair Kerkhoff The Kansas City Star As if Josh Gibson’s status isn’t elevated enough by baseball’s decision to ...

Josh Gibson is the new MLB batting king. MLB on Tuesday announced it incorporated statistics from the Negro Leagues into its record books, meaning new players are now chart toppers. Gibson was the ...

It wasn’t just about Josh Gibson. Although the Negro Leagues star and his family received a ton of attention following Major League Baseball’s decision to enter Negro Leagues stats into the ...

And that means Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson now sits at the very top of baseball's record books, with the highest career batting average at .372. What does this mean for his legacy and for the ...