The Negro Leagues are going to video — Negro Leagues stars are included in MLB: The Show, the most popular baseball video game, and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick believes it’s an avenue to awaken even more interest about the once-forgotten stars of yesteryear.
Episode highlights:
2:50: Bob Kendrick on promoting baseball and softball to inner-city youth via the Rookie League Foundation.
8:16: Bob Kendrick on Oklahoman Bullet Joe Rogan and the 100-year commemoration of the first Negro Leagues World Series, played in 1924.
13:51: Bob Kendrick on the Negro Leagues being included the MLB: The Show video game.
17:16: Bob Kendrick on Major League Baseball recognizing Negro Leagues statistics in the official baseball records.
21:26: Bob Kendrick on the history of the Negro Leagues that still could be uncovered.
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