L - R, Roy Campanella (1921 - 1993), Catcher, Don Newcombe (1926 - 2019), Pitcher, Larry Doby (1923 - 2003) Centerfielder (Cleveland Indians) and Jackie Robinson (1919 - 1972) Second Baseman for the ...

Junior guard Mekhi Doby was in it for the long haul from the start when Aurora University coach Steve Christiansen convinced him this was the school for him. Three years in, the Rockford Guilford ...

CHARLESTON — If you’ve been to The Joe for a RiverDogs game, you’ve likely walked along the mezzanine on the eastern side of the downtown ballpark along the Ashley River. A plaque there, tucked behind ...

Montclair Brewery is toasting former Montclair resident and barrier-breaking baseball legend Larry Doby with a commemorative can. The brew initially came out in 2020 as part of a Black History Month ...

Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson, but his journey was quieter, rougher, and often overlooked, according ...

Larry Doby broke the American League's color barrier 78 years ago today, on July 5, 1947. It was just a few months after Jackie Robinson first took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National ...

On July 5, 1947, just eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry Doby entered the Cleveland Indians lineup as a pinch-hitter in the ...

The $2.8 million revitalization is complete at Larry Doby Field at Eastside Park in Paterson. The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday for the renovated field. Calling it a “field of ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- An athletic field in New Jersey has been named in honor of a major league baseball hero and civil rights trailblazer. The newly renovated Larry Doby field in Paterson is ...

Richard Doby was a prominent Black entrepreneur in the 1900s who donated land for a school and cemetery. Divya Kumar is an education reporter. Reach her at dkumar@tampabay.com. The Tampa Bay Times ...