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2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues.People from the world of politics, professional athletics and entertainment tipped their caps this…
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Former SIU baseball player Derek Shelton just finished his first season as a major league manager.In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson says…
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Much of the attention involving the cancellation or postponement of events at the high school and college levels has focused on sports. But, in this…
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Women playing professional baseball is almost unheard of. Just over 20 years ago, a California woman had a successful college baseball career and made it…
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Since a young man named Abner Doubleday invented the game known as baseball in Cooperstown, New York during the summer of 1839, many youngsters have…
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19 years ago a series of deadly terrorist attacks hit the east coast of the United States.In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson remembers the…
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With the amplified call to remove racist references across the U.S. this summer, a recent column urged the Baseball Writers Association of America to…
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The Trump administration is now labeling teachers as essential workers. Some see it as a move to encourage school districts to open for in-person…
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A Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher threw a no-hitter 50 years ago, but it was what he said after the game that made headlines.In this latest edition of Reading…
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The only Major League Baseball player to die from a pitch during a game lived in southern Illinois at the time.In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete…