PATERSON — In his many years around the game of baseball, Larry Doby created opportunities. Black players who reached the majors after he broke the American League color barrier in July 1947 can ...

Nick Caloway is a multi-skilled journalist who was thrilled to join the CBS News New York news team in August 2019. Since then, Nick has covered crime, politics, the pandemic and more across the ...

Major League Baseball honors three players with league-wide commemorative days. Larry Doby isn’t one of them. I wanted to know why — despite integrating the American League — MLB refuses to honor ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- An athletic field in New Jersey has been named in honor of a major league baseball hero and civil rights trailblazer. The newly renovated Larry Doby field in Paterson is ...

Paterson celebrated the 75th anniversary of hometown native and baseball Hall of Famer Larry Doby. Doby broke the color barrier in the American League in July 1947 when he signed to play with Bill ...

Larry Doby broke the American League color barrier with the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, just 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson, but his journey was quieter, rougher, and often overlooked, according ...

Montclair Brewery is toasting former Montclair resident and barrier-breaking baseball legend Larry Doby with a commemorative can. The brew initially came out in 2020 as part of a Black History Month ...

The $2.8 million revitalization is complete at Larry Doby Field at Eastside Park in Paterson. The city held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday for the renovated field. Calling it a “field of ...

On July 5, 1947, just eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry Doby entered the Cleveland Indians lineup as a pinch-hitter in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland’s baseball team was at the forefront in the fight for equality, the Guardians franchise home to several Major League firsts that changed the game forever. “We ...