CHICAGO WHITE SOX PRESENT THIRD ANNUAL‘DOUBLE DUTY CLASSIC’ GAME, PAYING TRIBUTE TO100 YEARS OF NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL

As the baseball season continues into full swing, the Chicago White Sox is readying for the third annual Double Duty Classic on June 30. The free event celebrates the history and tradition of Negro Leagues baseball in Chicago and showcases the next generation of inner-city baseball players. The Double Duty Classic is named after Ted Radcliffe who was a former star in the Negro Leagues. He was given the nickname “Double Duty” because he played catcher and pitcher in the 1932 Negro League World Series Doubleheader. Some 40 elite inner-city high school baseball players from across the