Negro Leagues All-Star Game Tribute Set for May 2024

Retired Players, Including CC Sabathia, to Participate in Event Coinciding with Opening of 'Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball' Exhibit

Retired baseball players, including CC Sabathia and Chris Young, will participate in a tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Game at the Baseball Hall of Fame's Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York, on May 25, 2024.
The tribute game will coincide with the opening of the Hall's new exhibit, 'Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball', which seeks to tell a comprehensive story of Black baseball from its origins to the present day.
Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith have agreed to manage or coach at the event, and other participants include Josh Barfield, Prince Fielder, Curtis Granderson, and Ryan Howard.
The Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game began in 1933 and was played annually through 1962. The tribute game will revive this traditional format.
The Hall of Fame will also host the Jerry Malloy Negro League conference in June 2024 to promote scholarly and literary work on the subject.