Major League Baseball: Black player scores from segregated leagues added to record books

Major League Baseball adds the achievements of black players from its racially segregated past to the record books.

Major League Baseball says it is "righting a historic wrong" after recognising the achievements of black players from when it was racially segregated in the 20th Century.

MLB announced in 2020 it would officially recognise seven of those leagues. More than 2,300 black players played in segregated leagues during that period.It means several records have changed - all-time greats such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb have been replaced at the top of some categories. "We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said.

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