Miñoso was considered “the Latino Jackie Robinson,” as Rawitch reminded me, and also endured bigotry and injustices during his major-league career. Negro League greats Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil - the first Black coach in the majors with the Cubs - will be inducted posthumously on July 24 along with former White Sox star Minnie Miñoso, who began his playing career in the all-Black league. Their stories will be told anew - and just in time for the return of Hall of Fame induction ceremonies from pandemic-related limitations in 2020 and ‘21. White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has become a lightning rod for controversy over his bat flips and displays of personality. It’s a major initiative that we believe will tell the story of 150 years of Black baseball in America.” Tim Anderson Compares Himself to Jackie Robinson. I kind of feel like today’s Jackie Robinson, Anderson said. And he told SI that his approach is blazing a new path, comparing himself to an icon of American sports progress. “We’ll also have a traveling exhibit that will go out to various Black communities and cities throughout the country. Anderson compares himself to Jackie Robinson.
“It didn’t really get updated after ‘97, so now we’re going to have a whole new exhibit that will take over a portion of the Hall of Fame. 1:39 Tim Anderson Compares Himself to Jackie Robinson White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has become a lightning rod for controversy over his bat flips and displays of personality. For context, the Braves and White Sox engaged in a three-game tilt from August 30-September 1 in which. “It’s basically the story of Black baseball from mostly the Negro Leagues and up through Jackie and into the ‘70s,” Rawitch said. Anderson said Donaldson first called him 'Jackie' in 2019 when Donaldson was with the Braves. The exhibit at the Hall of Fame museum, previously called “Pride and Passion,” has been renamed “Ideals and Injustices,” a better description of the game’s refusal to integrate until Rickey’s bold move in 1947. Obviously a lot has changed in 25 years.” “This year we’ve announced we’re going to redo the whole thing. He claimed it was a long-running joke between them, stemming from a 2019 Sports Illustrated article in which Anderson said, I kind of feel like today’s Jackie Robinson.
“Twenty-five years ago when MLB did the 50th anniversary of Jackie breaking the color barrier, we put out our first Black baseball exhibit,” Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, told me Friday during Jenkins’ statue unveiling outside Wrigley Field. Fergie Jenkins speaks during the unveiling of his statue outside of Wrigley Field on May 20, 2022.
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