When Mudcat Grant made his major-league debut with the Cleveland Indians on April 17, 1958, Chico Carrasquel, Minnie Miñoso and Roger Maris were in the field behind him, and Larry Doby was readying ...

I remembered this story when hearing Grant died Saturday at the age of 85. I had told him about it a few times. He always smiled and was glad I remembered him. The man was a study in grace. I spent a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Major League Baseball all-star pitcher Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League who helped ...

In "Before the Glory: 20 Baseball Heroes Talk About Growing Up and Turning Hard Times into Home Runs," one player profiled by authors Billy Staples and Rich Herschlag is Jim "Mudcat" Grant. Grant ...

Jim "Mudcat" Grant, a key figure on the Twins' 1965 World Series team, died at the age of 85, the team announced Saturday. Grant pitched for seven teams during his 14-year big-league career and was ...

Jim 'Mudcat' Grant, the first Black pitcher in American League history to win 20 games, has died at the age of 85. The Minnesota Twins, for whom Grant pitched for four of his 14 major league seasons, ...

Two-time All-Star pitcher Jim "Mudcat" Grant has died. He was 85. The Cleveland Indians, one of his former teams, said Grant died peacefully in Los Angeles on Friday night. Grant was the first Black ...

Jim “Mudcat” Grant bore a heavy cross his entire career that most fans never noticed. As one of the few Black pitchers in Major League Baseball during the 1950s, Grant had to not only battle the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida A&M University is mourning the death of Rattler Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who played in the MLB for 14 seasons and was the first Black pitcher in American League history ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Six decades before Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest American racism, Jim “Mudcat” Grant, an outstanding pitcher for ...

Jim “Mudcat” Grant, the first Black 20-game winner in the American League and a key part of Minnesota’s first World Series team in 1965, has died. He was 85. The Twins announced Grant’s death Saturday ...

(Editor’s note: During the month of February, The Athletic will highlight each member of the Black Aces, the 15 Black pitchers from either the United States or Canada to win 20 games in a Major League ...