1907 St. Louis Baseball Team From Hawaii Tours Japan

The 1907 St. Louis of Hawaii team. (Rob Fitts Collection)   Located…

The 1908 University of Washington Tour of Japan

1908 University of Washington and Waseda teams. (Rob Fitts…

The 1908 Reach All-American Tour of Japan

1908 Reach All-Americans with Mike Fisher (Rob Fitts Collection)   The…

Restart of Legend: The Waseda-Chicago Rivalry 1910-2008

1930 University of Chicago team in Japan. (Rob Fitts Collection)   On…

The 1913-1914 Chicago White Sox-New York Giants World Tour

Keio University with the New York Giants and Chicago White…

Returning Home: The 1914 Seattle Nippon and Asahi Japanese American Tours

Seattle Nippon and Keio University in 1914. (Rob Fitts…

All-Stars, Amateurs and Acrimony: Gene Doyle’s 1920 Tour of Japan

Gene Doyle’s 1920 All-Americans. (Rob Fitts Collection)   It…

The 1921 Native American Tours of Japan

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1921 Vancouver Asahi’s Tour to Japan

Vancouver Asahi players bound for Japan on the SS Kashima…

Roberto Clemente and the Latino Ballplayer Experience

(Les Banos photograph courtesy of The Clemente Museum.)   About…

Roberto Clemente’s Year in the Dodgers Organization

Roberto Clemente with the Montreal Royals in 1954. (Courtesy…

Roberto Clemente’s Puerto Rico Winter League Career, Part I

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Roberto Clemente’s Puerto Rico Winter League Career, Part II

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‘The Writers Are Bad’: Roberto Clemente and the Press

Roberto Clemente speaks with reporters. (Les Banos photograph…

‘I Will Catch the Bleeping Ball’: Roberto Clemente’s Defensive Skills

Roberto Clemente and Bill Virdon receiving Gold Gloves in 1962…

The Diamond Stage: Herb Hunter’s 1922 Tour of Japan

The 1922 All-American team (Rob Fitts Collection)   THE…

San Jose Asahi’s 1925 Tour of Japan and Korea

The Asahi in Osaka, Japan, during their 1925 tour. From…

Gentle Black Giants — Negro Leaguers in Japan: 1927 Philadelphia Royal Giants Tour

Cover of the May 1927 issue of Yakyukai depicting O'Neal…

Roberto Clemente’s Two-Assist Games

In the course of his career, Roberto Clemente played in 2,433…