Negro Leagues advocacy began with MLB legend Ted Williams, who hid his Mexican American past

Major League Baseball adding statistics from the Negro Leagues to MLB’s historical record last month followed a decades-long fight that began with a plea from Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, his biographer tells Axios.The big picture: For years, Hall of Famer Williams hid his Mexican American heritage from the public amid MLB segregation but later became one of the first outspoken advocates for Negro League players whom he admired.By advocating for recognition of Negro League players, barred from MLB during the era of segregation, he began to atone for his past and come to terms with…