There’s been a long-overdue amount of recognition paid to the Negro Leagues in recent months. Back in December, MLB announced that it would officially classify the various Negro Leagues from 1920-48 as major leagues. Then, just a few weeks ago, Baseball Reference massively increased the amount of Negro League stats available on their website.
That might not sound like a big deal, but as someone who literally goes there everyday at some point, it’s pretty big. Being able to have Oscar Charleston’s OPS+ available just as readily to check as Babe Ruth’s is important.