NEW YORK, N.Y. — Major League Baseball made huge news regarding Negro League records on Wednesday. According to MLB, Negro League statistical records from 1920 to 1948 will be included with official MLB records. Hence, MLB is recognizing the quality of those players as comparable with its own during that era.
The seven leagues from that era also produced 35 players who were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.
So, now Josh Gibson’s 238 recorded home runs will count in the MLB record books.