Kenesaw Mountain Landis, shown here with career batting king Ty Cobb, was the first Commissioner of ... [+] Baseball but left a legacy of apparent racism. (Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty ImagesSeventy-six years after he died, Kenesaw Mountain Landis has struck out. The MVP awards, given annually since 1931, added the Landis name a month before the one-time federal judge died in 1944. Effective this year, the name Kenesaw Mountain Landis will be missing from the Most Valuable Player ... [+] awards. “If you’re looking to expose individuals in baseball’s history who promoted racism by continuing to close baseball’s doors to men of color, Kenesaw Landis would be a candidate,” he said earlier this year.

Source: Forbes October 03, 2020 14:13 UTC