Some news: Phillies will hold a ceremony to celebrate John Irvin Kennedy, their first African-American player, on 6/29. It’ll be the first time they’ve publicly honored Kennedy, who debuted in 1957. They will also unveil a display to commemorate him in CBP inquirer.com/phillies/phill…
More on Kennedy and his legacy here: inquirer.com/phillies/a/joh…
@byalexcoffey @DHuntTrib It took them ten years and they’ve never caught up.
@byalexcoffey @ah_pod That's excellent. Past time, but glad to see Kennedy finally get some recognition.
@byalexcoffey Long, long overdue. Thank you for sharing his story.
@byalexcoffey @TheGoodPhight Too bad Landis stopped the sale of the team to Veeck. Memorial would have been to Paige Gibson et al. Our teams history would have been changed for the better. I’m not bitter though 😬
@byalexcoffey @PhillyInquirer Only a decade after Jackie Robinson.