Negro Leagues stats now officially part of the major league record

Several new Major League records are now newly held by Hall of Famer Josh Gibson, who is being joined on all-time Major League leaderboards ...

Major League Baseball's single-season and career leaderboards now have a fresh look. The changes occurred Wednesday, when MLB announced that ...

NEW YORK -- Josh Gibson became Major League Baseball's career leader with a .372 batting average, surpassing Ty Cobb's .367, when Negro ...

Hundreds of Black athletes who were shut out of Major League Baseball a century ago are now officially a part of it. The MLB announced on ...

Major League Baseball is finally incorporating stats recorded by Negro League players as part of M.L.B.'s official record books.

D.C. baseball legend Josh Gibson, who played in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and '40s, is now the all-time Major League Baseball batting ...

In a milestone decision decades in the making, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that it is now incorporating statistics of Negro ...

From a new career batting average leader to a new single-season ERA champ, Negro Leagues greats now officially top baseball's all-time ...

Negro Leagues stats are officially added into the MLB records, making Josh Gibson the major league's career leader with a .372 batting average.

This week, Negro League statistics were added this week to the official record of Major League Baseball. A look at a few examples, ...

Those stats are now changing, in a big way. MLB officially incorporated statistics from the Negro Leagues into its record books. That means ...

Major League Baseball announced the statistics from the Negro League, including the amazing accomplishments of Josh Gibson, will now be a part ...

As more than 2,300 Negro Leaguers' numbers are added to the league's official ledger, Gibson is MLB's new career leader in batting average (.372) ...

Approximately 3400 players who played in the Negro Leagues are now part of MLB's official record.

... League Baseball has officially incorporated Negro Leagues statistics into the Major League record ... Now they are part of the official record.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred stated, “We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues.” “This ...

... Negro Leagues statistics will officially become a part of MLB's historical record Wednesday ... Major League Baseball record books — until now.

Players' achievements in the Negro Leagues from 1920-1948 will finally be recognized by MLB, significantly changing baseball's record books.

“We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues. This initiative is focused on ensuring that ...

Negro Leagues legend Josh Gibson is now MLB's single-season record holder in batting average after hitting .466 in 1943.