It's an important thing to understand that this is one of the greatest baseball players in the history of baseball.

But try and look at it as what things he had to overcome to put up these numbers.

And maybe the baseball Hall of Fame doesn't need John Donaldson.

They may need him more than he needs it.

What have I told you that arguably one of the greatest players that ever play the game has been overlooked and forgotten for almost 100 years?

Has special ties with the White Sox and is up for the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on December 8th.

Would you believe it?

Well, this might sound like a story out of Hollywood, but in fact, it is the real-life story of John Donald's.

A black left-handed pitcher who barnstormed across America in the first half of the 20th century,

winning over 400 games, striking out over 5,000 batters, but became lost in baseball

history.

Hall of Famers John McGraw and Grover Cleveland, Alexander said he was the best pitcher

they'd ever seen.

Buck O'Neill said he threw a slider 20 years before anybody else.

He later made history in 1949 when the White Sox hired him as the first Black Scout in the major leagues.

Who did he try to get the White Sox to sign?

Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks.

Donaldson's stats were significantly underreported for decades and decades until a

historian in Minnesota by the name of Pete Gordon came to the rescue.

Pete is my guest on the podcast to talk about Donaldson's extraordinary career, how he has

brought it back to life. Donaldson's extraordinary career, how he has brought it back to life,

Donaldson's chances of making it into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and more.

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