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"I've been asked, 'Hey, when are you going to have the Negro Leagues?' My answer would be, 'As soon as we can find the right way to do it.' As you know, perfection is the enemy of progress. "So many of our fans - even when they hear the word 'Negro Leagues' - they have no context of what the Negro League is and what it represents," Russell continued. He played a vital role in working across multiple teams who did a "tremendously smart job" in creating the mode. "This is a project I've always wanted to do," said Russell, the product development communications and brand strategist for Sony Interactive Entertainment.

He has been mulling over the idea for more than a decade as a mainstay for the development and marketing team for the MLB The Show series. Ramone Russell was the first to pitch Sony executives the concept of breathing life into the Negro League players through the franchise's popular video game.

MLB The Show cover to feature Marlins' Chisholm.

If it's a video game, then so be it." Editor's Picks I have to get to them in the mode of which they are getting information. "How do I establish a relevant connection with an ever-changing generation of young people? I can't sit back and wait for them to come to me at the doors of the museum. "For the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, this is all about creating relevancy," he said. Kendrick said the multiyear partnership is a "gigantic step in keeping the legacy alive" for the Negro Leagues. This is something we are inherently proud of." And I didn't really think it would happen with arguably the biggest baseball video game of them all. "I never really dreamt this would become reality. This has been stirring for several years. People were popping into my timeline on social media. "There were so many gaming fans who have been clamoring for the inclusion of the Negro Leagues. "The way the Negro League players played, it fits perfectly for a video game," he said.

Baseball Hall of Famer John "Buck" O'Neil is one of eight Negro League players who will be first to be featured in the 2023 edition of the video game - MLB The Show. Along with the museum, he partnered with Sony for the historic Black players' insertion into the game. "This made sense on multiple levels," said Bob Kendrick, the narrator of storyline experience and president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which is located in Kansas City, Missouri. The narrative experience will feature short videos about the players along with gameplay focused on the epic moments of their careers.Īlong with Robinson and Paige, the game also features other players including Buck O'Neil, Rube Foster, Hilton Smith, John Donaldson, Hank Thompson and Martin Dihigo. Video gamers are now able to venture into a storyline mode involving eight Negro League legends through MLB The Show 23, which releases Tuesday. LOS ANGELES - MLB The Show has broken a video game barrier: For the first time, the franchise will insert some of the Negro Leagues' greatest players - from Satchel Paige to Jackie Robinson - into the 2023 edition of the game as playable characters.