"The Hall of Fame Class of 2022": Bob Kendrick on the Hall's history with the Negro Leagues, and the icons up for election this weekend
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Bob Kendrick previews the Negro Leagues candidates up for election to the Hall of Fame on December 5, as part of the Early Baseball Era Committee ballots - with a discussion of the history of the Negro Leagues' inclusion in the Hall (00:41), a special conversation with Geraldine Day, the wife of the last living Negro Leagues electee, the late Leon Day (13:08), and a breakdown of why each individual candidate on the ballot deserves enshrinement (21:05).
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