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Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson | The Players Alliance, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle
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Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson | The Players Alliance, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How do you truly change the game? Through action. Action OFF the field, and action ON the field. Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson, directors of The Players Alliance, join Bob Kendrick in front of a live audience at Play Ball Park in Seattle, to discuss how they carry the spirit of the Negro Leagues into the next generation of baseball stars, and what The Players Alliance is doing to bring baseball to EVERYONE. Hear their take on leadership in baseball, and the mentors that got them to All-Star heights, the lessons they learned from Buck O'Neil and the stars of the Negro Leagues, and how Major League Baseball's HBCU showcase at All-Star Week can light the way to what baseball needs to look like in the future. PLUS, one VERY special surprise (35:04) for Bob, courtesy of the Players Alliance. To learn more about the work of The Players Alliance, visit PlayersAlliance.OrgFollow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.com
Released:
Jul 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (85)
"Why Jackie?" Part 1: Bob Kendrick & Jerry Hairston on the life of Jackie Robinson: Hear from Negro Leagues icons Buck O'Neil, Henry Aaron, and Jackie Robinson himself, as Bob Kendrick takes you deep inside the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to tell the story of Jackie Robinson's rise from the Kansas City Monarchs to the Brooklyn Dodgers and American History, and answers the simple question: "Why Jackie?" Then, (37:49) former Dodger Jerry Hairston joins Bob to talk about his grandfather's Negro Leagues career, and the legacy of Jackie Robinson in the Dodger Blue, 74 years later. by Black Diamonds