Although this is the centennial celebration year of the Negro Leagues, Sinclair has cancelled its sports programs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As Bob Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, recently told the Los Angeles Times: “This is so much more than just a baseball story. From 1949-1959, nine of 11 MVPs of the National League were former Negro League players. “I’m always ready!”This year’s planned centennial celebration – sponsored by the Negro Leagues Baseball Hall of Fame and Major League Baseball – was mostly postponed until 2021 by COVID-19. Wearing a Miami Ethiopians jersey, Myles ‘ChillyMac” McPherson takes a swing at Negro Leagues tribute in Fairborn this week.

Source: Ethiopian News August 30, 2020 09:00 UTC