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May 10, 2025

Buck Leonard

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N.C. Negro Leaguers get spotlight

June 6, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

Baseball’s Black greats, who were denied the opportunity and everlasting glory of Major League Baseball, finally received their due honor and recognition in the history of America’s pastime. The MLB incorporated Negro League stats from […]

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Martin County legend Gaylord Perry remembered

December 7, 2022 Shawn Krest

According to family lore, Evan Perry turned down the chance to play minor league baseball because his family needed him to help work on their farm. He eventually inherited the 25-acre tobacco, corn and peanut […]

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100 in 100: Edgecombe County’s Buck Leonard, Negro Leagues superstar and Hall of Famer

May 1, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

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Picking NC’s all-time baseball All-Stars

July 18, 2018 Brett Friedlander

The best players in baseball gathered in Washington on Tuesday for the 89th Major League All-Star Game. None of them, however, are from North Carolina. It’s an anomaly that belies the quality of baseball that […]

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