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All Episodes

Black Diamonds — 111 episodes

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The Geddy Lee Collection

2

Hall of Game 2025 | Dusty Baker, Willie Randolph, Cito Gaston, Jerry Manuel, Tony Reagins

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BONUS | Don Newcombe: In His Own Words

4

Don Newcombe | Trailblazer, Pioneer and The First Black Ace

5

The Vision of Bill Veeck

6

Kerrick Jackson | College Baseball's Trailblazer

7

Ken Burns | "There's Nobody Better than Buck"

8

Hall of Game 2024 | Frank White, John Mayberry, Amos Otis, Willie Wilson, Diego Seguí, Joel Goldberg

9

Dave Sims | The Black Press

10

Ron Washington | Six Decades Inside Black Baseball

11

Fergie Jenkins | From the Ice to the Diamond

12

Al Downing | 50 Years After Hank Aaron Broke Babe Ruth’s Record

13

Josh Rawitch | The Souls of the Game

14

Dorian Hairston | The Stories of Josh Gibson

15

Michael Hill | Creating Opportunities in MLB: A Conversation about Leadership

16

When the Monarchs Were Kings of Baseball – 100th Anniversary of the KC Monarchs First Championship

17

Style and Flair with Tim Raines

18

William Brashler | The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

19

Andre Dawson | HBCU Baseball and the Negro Leagues

20

Tony Gwynn Jr., Josh Barfield | The Storied East-West All-Star Game

21

Ryan Howard | Josh Gibson – The Greatest Slugger of All-Time

22

CC Sabathia, Adam Jones, Roy Wood Jr., Clinton Yates | MLB at Rickwood Field

23

Integrating the MLB Record Book

24

The Legacy of Willie Mays

25

Black Diamonds Returns AUGUST 14

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BONUS | Full Breakdown of Negro Leagues Stats Entering the Major League Record Books

27

BONUS | Sridhar Pappu and Luke Epplin | A Salute to the Black Aces

28

Hall of Game 2023 | Dwight Gooden, Dontrelle Willis, Dave Stewart, Al Downing, Derrick Blue, Greg Proops

29

The Story of Willard "Home Run" Brown | Featuring the Late Willard Brown

30

Cam Perron and Al Holt | The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons

31

LaTroy Hawkins | "I want to be remembered by how I treated people, and not the stats on the back of my baseball card."

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Willie Horton | How The Negro Leagues Helped Make The Game Global

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Basketball Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens | "I Played Stickball with Willie Mays"

34

Sam Allen and Pedro Sierra | Former Negro Leaguers Tell Their Stories

35

Derek Jeter | "It's Not Just Baseball History."

36

Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson | The Players Alliance, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle

37

Mike Cameron | A True Game Changer, Recorded at All-Star Week in Seattle

38

Black Diamonds Returns JULY 13

39

Reggie Jackson | Are We Any Closer to Diversity in Baseball?

40

Marquis Grissom | The Story of Sam "The Jet" Jethroe

41

Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown | The Legend of Turkey Stearnes

42

W. Kamau Bell | How to Define Blackness in Baseball, Plus a Conversation About Glen Kuiper

43

Ray Mackey, Rich Westcott | The Story of Raleigh "Biz" Mackey

44

Wes Singletary | The Story of John Henry "Pop" Lloyd

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Cito Gaston | Breaking Barriers as a Black Manager, and Life with Henry Aaron

46

Jackie Robinson vs. Paul Robeson vs. The United States of America

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Dusty Baker | The Story of Vicious Vic Harris

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Ramone Russell | Bringing the Negro Leagues to MLB: The Show 23

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Black Diamonds Returns for 2023

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Holiday Special Part Two | Joe Carter, Lee Smith, Kenny Lofton, Bo Porter, and Dave Stewart at the Buck O'Neil Gala

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Holiday Special Part One | Joe Posnanski and Tony Clark at the Buck O'Neil Gala

52

Ralph Wimbish Jr | The Story of Elston Howard

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Martha Jo Black | The Story of Joe Black

54

Eddie George | HBCUs and the Negro Leagues

55

Dave Stewart | The Nashville Stars

56

Darryl Strawberry | What I Owe to the Negro Leagues

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Former Negro Leaguers Pedro Sierra and Sam Allen | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

58

Clinton Yates and Bradford William Davis | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

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BONUS | "Thanks a Million, Buck" Brunch with Lee Smith, Bob Costas, Joe Posnanski, and More

60

CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, and Edwin Jackson | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

61

Fergie Jenkins | LIVE from Play Ball Park in LA

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Inducting Buck | Featuring the Late Buck O'Neil

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Dave Roberts | LIVE at SiriusXM LA

64

Negro Leagues Baseball Returns to Los Angeles SUNDAY

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Black Diamonds Returns After The All-Star Break

66

BONUS | Stanley Nelson, Producer of "After Jackie"

67

Triston McKenzie | The Legacy of Satchel Paige

68

Kyle McNary | The Story of Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe

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Byron Motley | The Legend of Bob Motley

70

The Murder of Porter Moss

71

Frank White | The 1942 Kansas City Monarchs

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Cedric Mullins | The Story of Leon Day

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April Matthis | Becoming the Great Toni Stone

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Martha Ackmann | The Women of the Negro Leagues

75

Curtis Granderson | Examining Baseball's Segregation

76

Curtis Granderson | The Infamous LaGuardia Letter

77

William C. Rhoden | Integration and the Black Press

78

The Road to Integration

79

Mookie Betts and Tim Anderson | The Legacy of Jackie Robinson

80

Coming Soon - Season Three

81

Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson

82

"Finally": Buck O'Neil is a Hall of Famer

83

"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

84

"For Buck": Part Two - Bob Kendrick and Joe Posnanski on the Hall of Fame Legacy of Buck O'Neil

85

"For Buck": Bob Kendrick, Joe Carter, Frank White, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas, and KC Chief Deron Cherry remember the life and legacy of Buck O'Neil

86

"Say Hey": Bob Kendrick, John Shea, and former teammate Bill White on the great Willie Mays

87

"Porkchops" Part Two: Dusty Baker on the Legacy of Henry Aaron

88

"Porkchops" Part One: Bob Kendrick, Howard Bryant, and Henry Aaron himself, on the Legacy of Hammerin' Hank

89

"From Baselines to Basepaths": Dave Winfield, Sherman Jenkins, and Bob Kendrick on the legacy of Ted Strong

90

"Barrier Breakers": with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes

91

"So Much More Than Just Mr. Cub": Fergie Jenkins, Ron Rapoport, and Bob Kendrick on the Complicated Career of Ernie Banks

92

"King of the Monarchs": Bob Kendrick and Pete Gorton on the great John Donaldson

93

"Faster Than a Light Switch": Bob Kendrick and Willie Wilson on the Life and Legacy of Cool Papa Bell

94

"The Past, Present, and Future of the Black Catcher": with Texas Rangers C Ian Moller

95

"The First Two-Way Superstar": Bob Kendrick, Phil Dixon, and Carl Rogan on the life of Wilber "Bullet" Rogan

96

Coming Soon - Season Two of Black Diamonds

97

An Afternoon with Henry Aaron, Frank Robinson, and Dave Winfield: Recorded at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, 2012

98

"The Second Man on the Moon": Bob Kendrick and Larry Doby Jr. on the Life of Larry Doby, plus Remembrances of Mudcat Grant

99

"The Greatest Baseball Player You've Never Heard Of": Bob Kendrick and Jeremy Beer on the Great Oscar Charleston

100

"Style and Flair": A Conversation with Ozzie Smith

101

"The Cuban Stars": Bob Kendrick, Fredi González, and Eduardo Pérez on Martín Dihigo and the Cuban Superstars of the Negro Leagues

102

"Satchel Paige, Barnstorming Legend" Part 2: with Texas Rangers Pitcher Taylor Hearn

103

"Satchel Paige, Barnstorming Legend" Part 1: Bob Kendrick and Larry Tye on the Greatest Of All Time

104

"The Black Aces": David Price, CC Sabathia, and Dave Stewart sit down with Bob Kendrick

105

"The Queen of the Negro Leagues": Bob Kendrick & Jim Overmyer on the Legacy of Effa Manley

106

"The Homestead Grays" Part 2: with Washington Nationals First Baseman Josh Bell

107

"The Homestead Grays" Part 1: Bob Kendrick on Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, and the Most Dominant Franchise in Baseball History

108

"The Most Influential Man in Baseball History": Bob Kendrick & Kenny Williams on the life and legacy of Rube Foster

109

"Why Jackie?" Part 2: Bob Kendrick & Arnold Rampersad on the life of Jackie Robinson

110

"Why Jackie?" Part 1: Bob Kendrick & Jerry Hairston on the life of Jackie Robinson

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History of the Negro Leagues Trailer