Meet Glenn Burke, The Black Baseball Pioneer Who Invented The High-Five
Meet the baseball player who’s widely credited with inventing the high five—yes, the high five! Glenn Burke, a former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first openly gay MLB player, is credited with inventing the high five during a game against the Houston Astros in 1977. As he ran toward home plate, he […]
MLB Makes History With First-Ever All-Black Umpiring Crew in 120+ Year History
They’re the first to ever do it in more than a century of the league’s existence. Major League Baseball (MLB) was established in 1903, merging both the National League (NL) and American League (AL) divisions of the North American baseball organization. Now, for the first time ever since debuting 121 years ago, the MLB has […]