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CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Edwin Jackson | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Edwin Jackson | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

FromBlack Diamonds


CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Edwin Jackson | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

FromBlack Diamonds

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Aug 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The founding board of The Players Alliance - Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson, and CC Sabathia - joins Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Los Angeles to discuss their work to make ba seball more accessible in urban communities, expanding opportunities for women, continuing the legacy of the Negro Leagues greats, honoring Buck O'Neil, and the greatest trash talkers in baseball history.Follow the work of The Players Alliance - @PlayersAllianceTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com 
Released:
Aug 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (85)

SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.