{"id":73394,"date":"2025-07-09T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/?p=73394"},"modified":"2025-07-08T13:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:42:23","slug":"bob-kendrick-bringing-baseball-history-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/bob-kendrick-bringing-baseball-history-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Kendrick: Bringing Baseball History to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Kendrick: Bringing Baseball History to Life\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/sportstravel-podcast\/bob-kendrick-bringing-baseball-history-to-life\/embed?style=cover\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Under the direction of <strong>Bob Kendrick<\/strong>, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City has become a must-see venue for fans of baseball and American history. It chronicles the journey of black baseball players and coaches, highlighting the elite-level competition the Negro Leagues provided.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article_sidebar\">\n<p><b>Listen to More<\/b><br \/>\nTo listen to more episodes of the SportsTravel Podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportstravelmagazine.com\/sports-podcast-news-insight-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The museum is currently 10,000 square feet, but Kendrick has started the \u201cPitch for the Future Campaign\u201d to raise $35 million to build a new, larger museum. Kendrick has also become somewhat of a celebrity in recent years thanks to his appearances on the video game MLB The Show, in which he narrates a special Negro Leagues storyline.<\/p>\n<p>The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is currently celebrating Leaders and Innovators, emphasizing great black managers and innovations brought about by the Negro Leagues including things like shin guards, night baseball and the batting helmet.<\/p>\n<p>Another massive initiative that Kendrick and the museum benefit from each year is Free February. The entire month of February, the museum was free of charge to anybody who wanted to attend, with the Kansas City Royals covering the expense. It&#8217;s something that&#8217;s important to Kendrick and the Kansas City community as the museum continues to expand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>This episode is sponsored by:<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71625\" src=\"https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10015545\/T25_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10015545\/T25_logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10015545\/T25_logo-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.sportstravelmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/10015545\/T25_logo-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the direction of Bob Kendrick, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City has become a must-see venue for fans of baseball and American history. It chronicles the journey of black baseball players and coaches, highlighting the elite-level competition the Negro Leagues provided. The museum is currently 10,000 square feet, but Kendrick has started 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