A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

A Times writer was browsing the gray columns of newsprint when a photograph transported him to the green infield grass of ...

Before being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening, CC Sabathia was already part of an exclusive club called the "Black Aces" -- 15 African American pitchers who had the distinction ...

Last week, the Boston Red Sox signed left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb to a minor-league deal with a camp invite. The ...

Roki Sasaki could join a long list of impressive Los Angeles Dodgers rookies, including Hideo Nomo, Don Newcombe and Fernando ...

Brown, who played nine years in Major League Baseball in the 1940s and early ... within the team protesting Robinson’s addition. Don Newcombe, Steve Lembo, and Roy Campanella (standing ...

In MLB history, only seven pitchers have won both the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award. Dwight Gooden, Don Newcombe, Tom Seaver, Rick Sutcliffe, Fernando Valenzuela, San Francisco Giants ...

By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball. There are newspaper and ... Soon other players, such as Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella and ...

MLB analyst and Mets legend AL Leiter predicts ... The list includes the likes of Dwight Gooden, Don Newcombe, Tom Seaver, Rick Sutcliffe, Fernando Valenzuela, Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom.

The complete story of how the Brewers landed big left-hander CC Sabathia in July 2008, setting the stage for a once-in-a-generation run.