MLB has officially given seven different pro Negro Baseball Leagues major league status. Stats and records from some of the best African-American players from 1920-1948 will be included in the MLB..
Major League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league. This means MLB will count the statistics and records of 3,400 players as part of its history.
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Negro League Players now recognized as official major leagues
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