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Sunday will be a day like no other for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the league’s founding in Kansas City. Every team throughout baseball will honor the Negro Leagues and the museum during Sunday’s games. Players, coaches and umpires will wear patches and museum president Bob Kendrick will be making appearances on broadcasts throughout the day culminating with an appearance on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball.

The celebration has taken many forms this year. Toyota has a commercial that features a former Kansas City Monarchs player. Former pitching star C.C. Sabathia has collaborated on a Negro Leagues clothing line and sharing proceeds with the museum. Four former U.S. Presidents led the way with a tip-your-cap salute to the Negro Leagues.

Kendrick wasn’t sure a celebration would work in the COVID-19 pandemic spring and summer. But he had faith in the idea and the exclamation point comes Sunday in baseball stadiums around the country. Kendrick shares his thoughts on the day and how it came about on SportsBeat KC with host Blair Kerkhoff.

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