We could see a new home for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum as the organization has launched fundraising efforts at the historic Paseo YMCA site, fueled by a $1 million gift from Bank of America. (more…)
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Dombrowski joins Nashville MLB bid
The latest name in baseball to join the Nashville MLB bid is former Tigers and Red Sox GM Dave Dombrowski, as businessman John Loar continues to assemble an ownership/management group for a relocating or new Major League Baseball team. (more…)
Nashville MLB group, Negro Leagues Museum ink licensing deal
Music City Baseball, the group seeking to bring MLB to Nashville, has signed a partnership agreement with the Kansas City-based Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM), centering on the Nashville Stars branding. (more…)
Debate emerges over Birmingham Negro Leagues museum
When the new home of the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) opens next spring, a planned museum honoring Negro League history won’t be open — though it is fully funded. The issue: how to program the museum in the face of criticism from Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick, who says the world doesn’t […]