<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><a target=_blank href="/update/MLB-designates-the-Negro-Leagues-to-Major-League-status-29176"><img id="story-photo" src="https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/20/baseball/negro_leagues.jpg"></a><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href="/update/MLB-designates-the-Negro-Leagues-to-Major-League-status-29176" class=newstitle><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">MLB designates the Negro Leagues to "Major League" status</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced today that Major League Baseball is correcting a longtime oversight in the game’s history by officiall</font> <a target=_blank href="/update/MLB-designates-the-Negro-Leagues-to-Major-League-status-29176"><font class=fullstory><b>Read Update »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>