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Barry Bonds pictured with the San Francisco Giants in 1993. Photo credit: Barry Bonds, Jim Accordino

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Sports history in Black: Barry Bonds sets a home run record

October 4, 2022
By Mike Patton

New York Yankees Derek Jeter pictured on June 28, 2007, in Baltimore, Maryland. Photo credit: Derek Jeter, Keith Allison

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Sports history in Black: Hitting consecutive home runs

September 30, 2022
By Mike Patton

Bobby Bonds in 1969; Photo credit: Bobby Bonds, Desert Sun

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Sports history in Black: Bobby Bonds sets a new baseball record

September 13, 2022
By Mike Patton

Baseball legend and hall of famer Willie Mays walks with President George W. Bush as he acknowledges a standing ovation from the crowd Sunday, July 30, 2006, upon their arrival for the Tee Ball on the South Lawn game between the Thurmont Little League Civitan Club of Frederick Challengers of Thurmont, Maryland, and the Shady Spring Little League Challenger Braves of Shady Spring, West Virginia. Mays was the honorary Tee Ball commissioner for the game. Photo credit: Paul Morse, White House

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Sports history in Black: Willie Mays breaks a home run record

August 29, 2022
By Mike Patton

Darryl Strawberry. Photo credit: Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center

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Sports history in Black: Darryl Strawberry reaches a milestone

July 28, 2022
By Mike Patton

Barry Bonds in 2006. Photo credit: Airman First Class Charles Beutler

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Sports history in Black: Barry Bonds

June 23, 2022
By Mike Patton