The immediate impact of the incorporation will see Josh Gibson, one of the baseball's greatest players, take multiple records from the likes of Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth.
In a milestone decision decades in the making, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that it will incorporate the statistics of Negro Leagues that operated in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s into its record books. 'This initiative is focused on ensuring that future generations of fans have access to the statistics and milestones of all those who made the Negro Leagues possible,' MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement provided to the Associated Press.
Gibson will become the all-time leader in career batting average at .372, passing Cobb's mark of .366, according to CBS Sports. His career .718 slugging percentage will also be the all-time high mark now, surpassing Ruth's previous record of .690, and he'll be the leader in career OPS with 1.177, passing Ruth's mark of 1.164.
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