Cleveland Indians are expected to announce that Major League Baseball will bring its 2019 All-Star game to Progressive Field. The Indians have invited members of the media to a news conference at 10:15 a.m. Friday where details of the All-Star game are anticipated. We will stream live coverage of the announcement inside this story and […]

@kwellscomm  PraiseIndy.com Sports — Another professional athlete is entering the frey defending San Francisco 49’ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the National Anthem. He’s Baltimore Orioles star outfielder Adam Jones. Jones told USA Today the reason there hasn’t been a protest in baseball is because it’s “a white man’s sport.” Only eight-percent of major league players […]

On Thursday, officials in Philadelphia passed a resolution that not only honors Major League Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's color barrier-breaking appearance in the city in 1947 but also serves as a formal apology. On April 15, the day that Robinson shattered the barrier, his widow will receive a formal apology for the mistreatment her husband faced, NBC Philadelphia reports.

Maya Angelou had to bow out of  an event this weekend. We told you in our the story Maya Angelou Sidelined Due To Undisclosed Illness Sunday afternoon that…

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The Jackie Robinson statue that sits outside MCU Park in Coney Island was found defaced with racial slurs and graffiti Wednesday, according to the NY…

Iconic player, legendary hitter, and nine-time All-Star Gary Sheffield played 25 seasons in Major League Baseball, is part of a sports dynasty spanning 3 decades,…

Jimmie Lee Solomon, vice president of baseball operations for the MLB says that if more Black people watched and attended baseball games, the percentage of Black players would increase. In 2011, Black people only represent 8.5 percent of Major League Baseball. “From an anecdotal standpoint and as a black man, I think it makes a […]

Hank Aaron is renowned for breaking color barriers long before President Obama. Just as the first black president has dealt with death threats and vicious attacks, Aaron encountered similar opposition when he entered Major League Baseball after its integration in 1954. Yet, this pioneer battled through the hatred hurled at him to become one of […]