Red Sox wowed by Negro Leagues museum

KANSAS CITY — During his first trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on Tuesday morning, Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. felt as if some of the former players were right there in front of him.

Museum president Bob Kendrick gave a passionate presentation during his VIP tour with Bradley, Mookie Betts, Steven Wright and team radio broadcasters Joe Castiglione and Tim Neverett.

“Very enjoyable,” said Bradley. “It was very inspiring and emotional and passionate. You could tell the passion he had telling the stories from each particular guy. It was almost as if he was depicting it as if they were right there in front of him. Just visually seeing all of that and hearing all of the information, it really makes me feel honored to be able to play after those guys just because of the adversity they had to go through and overcome at that particular time.”

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