Urges Major League Baseball to adopt Negro Leagues Day on May 2 of each year.
This New Jersey Assembly Resolution (AR 47) urges Major League Baseball to establish an annual "Negro Leagues Day" on May 2. The resolution recognizes that May 2, 1920, marked the first game of the Negro National League - the first successful organized Negro League - and highlights the historical significance of these leagues (1920-1960) in baseball history. It specifically references MLB's 2024 integration of Negro Leagues statistics into official records and New Jersey's connections to teams like the Newark Eagles. The resolution is a symbolic request to MLB, not a binding law, and directs copies to MLB leadership and relevant baseball institutions.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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