MLB adds Negro League stats to annals

Satchel Paige was a longtime player for the Kansas City Monarchs and a member of the first NNL and NAL. His stats from that era are among those being added to the MLB records. // Photo courtesy of Matty Zimmerman via AP PhotoEditor’s Note: The language used to describe many of the organizations and events contained in this article reflects the rhetoric of its time. It is not the intent of the author, editor or the Technique to be insensitive or offensive, but merely to accurately describe the history contained in this piece.

In a somewhat controversial but generally appreciated move in December of last year, the MLB decided to officially recognize what it considered the seven major Negro…