Lawmakers introduce legislation to create Negro Leagues baseball commemorative coin

By Hunter Lovell

Published July 30, 2019 8:43pm ET

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Lawmakers introduce legislation to create Negro Leagues baseball commemorative coin — In this Jan. 27, 2005 photo, bronze statues of Negro League greats including pitcher Satchel Paige, front, play their positions on the Field of Legends, which is the centerpiece of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Mo. | (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A bipartisan contingent of legislators is introducing a bill to honor Negro Leagues baseball by creating a commemorative coin made by the U.S. Mint.

The Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act was proposed Tuesday by Republican Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt and Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, as well as Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri and Republican Rep. Steve Stivers of Ohio.

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