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• On Wednesday Negro League statistics were integrated into Major League Baseball’s historical record.

• This propelled Josh Gibson to the top of three statistical categories, including his becoming the all-time leader in batting average.

• “This has been a long time coming,” Sean Gibson, the executive director of the Josh Gibson Foundation and the Baseball Hall of Fame catcher’s great-grandson, said.

(NewsNation) — For decades, Josh Gibson was considered among the greatest Negro League players to ever compete, but as far as baseball’s record books went, his numbers weren't included alongside those of the game's other greatest performers.

That changed Wednesday when Negro League statistics were integrated into Major League Baseball’s historical record, propelling Gibson........

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