Not long after, with many of its best players gradually following Robinson’s path, the Negro Leagues ceased operations. Clinton said he chose a Chicago Cubs cap in honor of Ernie Banks, the late Hall of Famer who got his start in the Negro Leagues. “So then I thought, ‘How about a virtual tip of the cap?''' I always felt if there was going to be conversations about race in sports, the Negro Leagues should be at the center, because that’s the story: They triumphed over adversity. Everybody else thought the major leagues were better, but you couldn’t convince them,” he concluded.

Source: Fox News June 29, 2020 13:41 UTC