The Forgotten League, Ep. 4: Crossing the Line

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The Forgotten League, Ep. 5: The Hall

Baseball's institutions fail to recognize Negro Leaguers as pressure builds for the sport to reconsider who counts as one of the greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

The Forgotten League, Ep. 6: 'A White Man's Sport'

The odds of seeing a Black American baseball player on the diamond were higher in the 1950s than they are today. Baseball's future will be defined by how it reckons with the past. But is it too little too late? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

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