SportsBeat KC: How Negro Leagues cap tip tribute with Obama, Bush, celebs came about
Monday was a day to tip your cap. To the legacy of the Negro Leagues, and also to baseball teams like the Royals for putting together rosters that number up to 60.
We talk about both on this episode of The Star’s daily SportsBeat KC podcast.
Royals beat writer Lynn Worthy shares thoughts on the team’s roster to open its summer preseason training camp, and notes a surprise selection.
But we open with a conversation with former KC Star columnist Joe Posnanski, a driving force behind the charitable movement that debuted on social media Monday. TippingYourCap.com was launched to raise awareness and funds for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which right now is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues, founded at the Paseo YMCA on 18th and Vine in 1920.
Last Saturday, major-league players had been scheduled to salute the Negro League with a collective cap tip before their respective games. Without baseball in session, the tribute went virtual and included many outside the game, including the four former U.S. presidents.
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