Lend Lease Athletes: The Connection Between the Negro Leagues and Japanese Baseball | Baseball Hall of Fame

Lend Lease Athletes: The Connection Between the Negro Leagues and Japanese Baseball | Baseball Hall of Fame

Lend Lease Athletes: The Connection Between the Negro Leagues and Japanese Baseball abrundage Wed, 2025-09-17 11:11 In celebration of the Hall of Fame’s new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit, Adam Berenbak will discuss two pioneers who created an intersection between the Negro Leagues, Japanese professional ball, Jewish baseball, and the major leagues. It is the story of Jimmie Newberry and John Britton, who made history as the first Negro Leaguers to sui…