Michael R. Benbow, Inglewood Resident, Passes Away
Michael Ralph Benbow, a longtime resident and civic leader of Inglewood, passed away recently. He was 73-years-old.
Michael Ralph Benbow, a longtime resident and civic leader of Inglewood, passed away recently. He was 73-years-old.
Prep phenom pitcher Hunter Greene has made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds at the beginning of this season. At the age of 22, Greene is currently the youngest pitcher in major league baseball.
Bianca Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.
Joe Leonard Morgan, one of the all-time greatest second basemen in Major League Baseball history, and a key cog in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, has died at the age of 77.
Gibson emerged as a raw, but immensely talented rookie who would not be denied stardom. He became a full-time starting pitcher in July 1961 and earned his first All-Star appearance in 1962. Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series, then won 20 games in a season for the first time in 1965. Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series.
President Trump led the outcry against the protesters, slurring any player who takes a knee as a “son of a bitch.” The league owners panicked. One result was that Kaepernick — one of the most talented quarterbacks in a league that suffers a shortage of skilled players in that position — found himself locked out of a job.