Formation of Negro Leagues remind us of players breaking down barriers — a lesson for this season’s lockout
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By Joseph Acosta Medill Reports The lockout in Major League Baseball where owners and players can’t meet in the middle had players calling for Commissioner Rob Manfred to step down so a compromise can be reached. With the first games of the season canceled, baseball fans were losing faith in owners’ ability to make a […]