The 50th Annual Winfield Awards will honor 20 St. Paul student-athletes of color on Sunday, May 31, at the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront Hotel, with Baseball Hall of Famer and St. Paul Central alum Dave Winfield as keynote speaker.
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Honoring a Hometown Legend: Dave Winfield Celebration at Toni Stone Field
A photo gallery honoring MLB legend Dave Winfield at Toni Stone Field in St. Paul. The day included a statue announcement, tributes, and memories of legacy and leadership.
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Two Black sportswriters who helped desegregate sports
Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two legendary Black sportswriters, were instrumental in the desegregation of American sports.
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New novel explores the life of Effa Manley, the first female Negro Leagues team owner
Effa Manley, the first female Negro Leagues team owner and the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, is the subject of Kaia Alderson’s new novel ‘In a League of Her Own.’
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Mauer joins Winfield, Monitor and Morris in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Joe Mauer, a St. Paul native and 2009 American League MVP, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer, becoming the fourth St. Paul HOF inductee.
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Museum prez envisions a Negro Leagues campus
‘Many young people and young adults are falling in love with the Negro Leagues through this gaming platform.’
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Donaldson gets on film, but still not into HOF
Tony Oliva and the late Buck O’Neil this weekend finally entered the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
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From a sportswriter’s notebook
Reform needed in Baseball Hall of Fame selections The Ken Griffey Jr.-Mike Piazza two-person Baseball Hall of Fame (HOF) class of 2016 induction is this weekend in Cooperstown, New York. Unfortunately, again there still are persons — Tony Oliva, Dick Allen and Buck O’Neil, just to name a few — who deserve a plaque there […]