Les partisans de la Negro League espèrent que l’intégration des statistiques de la MLB n’est qu’une première étape
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Les partisans de la Negro League espèrent que l’intégration des statistiques de la MLB n’est qu’une première étape
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Par washingtonpost
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As [Josh Gibson takes over the seat](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05/29/who-was-josh-gibson-negro-leagues/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) Ty Cobb long held as the best hitter to ever live, and Mule Suttles, Turkey Stearnes and Oscar Charleston assume spots in the fraternity of elite sluggers alongside Ted Williams, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, [change has come for a sport](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05/29/negro-leagues-stats-mlb-record-changes/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) that has thrived on a stone tablet of tradition.
By incorporating statistics from the Negro Leagues into its official records this week, MLB has upset some who refuse to accept the leagues as being on equal footing, in addition to those who believe the organization wants a pass for its past wrongs.
But for the families and longtime champions of the Negro Leaguers who are receiving their long overdue flowers, this is a triumphant time. They didn’t need validation for what they already knew, but now the rest of the baseball world must acknowledge and accept that [excellence has long come in all shades](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/05/31/negro-leagues-major-league-baseball-statistics/?itid=lk_inline_manual_5).
“You would like things to go sooner than later,” said Sean Gibson, whose great grandfather Josh is now MLB’s career leader in batting average (.372), slugging percentage (.718) and OPS (1.177). “But, for me, I’d rather have it later than nothing at all.”
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