Boston Red Sox stars Mookie Betts and Rick Porcello just added two more postseason awards to their ever-expanding trophy collection. This time both are being honored by the Negro Leagues Museum with Betts receiving the Oscar Charleston Award for most value player in the American League. Porcello was honored with the Bullet Rogan Award as American League Pitcher of the Year. More on Charleston and Rogan will follow.
As a baseball fan growing up in the 1950’s I knew nothing of the Negro Leagues.