MLB gives 1920-1948 Negro Leagues 'Major League' status
MLB said it was working with the Elias Sports Bureau to review the move's "ramifications on statistics and records."
Dave Winfield (C), Executive Vice President/Senior Advisor of the San Diego Padres, shares a moment with former players from the Negro Leagues during a pre-game ceremony before the San Diego Padres hosted the Toronto Blue Jays for an interleague Major League Baseball game in San Diego, California Ma(photo credit: MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS)ByREUTERS