Jerry Hairston Jr. tips his cap not only to the Negro Leagues but to his own grandfather, Sam, who was a star player who wasn’t giving a Major League chance until it was too late.

Cy Young winner and all-time New York Yankees great CC Sabathia tips his cap to the Negro Leagues and talks about how those players opened doors for him as a player.

Dusty Baker is at the center of just about everything in baseball. He was on deck when Henry Aaron hit his 715th home run. He might have invented the high five. Now, he’s tipping his cap to the Negro Leagues.