Pittsburgher Josh Gibson Could Be Baseball’s New MVP Namesake

Homestead Grays catcher Josh Gibson hit something like 800 home runs during his career, but Major League Baseball has never counted Negro League stats alongside white players of the same era. Two years ago, MLB officials promised to change that, but so far – no dice. 

Fifty years since Gibson’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, his great-grandson, Sean Gibson, shares more about that legacy on and off the field, plus efforts to honor Gibson as the new namesake for the MLB’s annual MVP Award.

“If Josh Gibson’s name is on the MVP Award, it will not just be about Josh Gibson. It’ll be about the 3,400 men who were denied the opportunity to play.” 

Vote for Josh here.

And if you’re looking for a way to celebrate the anniversary, Sean runs the Josh Gibson Foundation, which is hosting events all summer, including one on Wednesday in Washington, Pa.

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