International impact of Negro Leagues featured on ‘Undeniable’

The second episode of “Undeniable — Stories from the Negro Leagues” debuted Wednesday, and it focuses on the affect Negro Leagues gamers had in fostering a love for baseball around the globe.

“Undeniable,” MLB’s first animated sequence, tells distinctive quick tales from the historic period of the Negro Leagues. Narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick, this MLB Original Series is only one of a number of initiatives by Major League Baseball to have a good time Black History Month.

The second installment of this three-episode sequence highlights how Negro Leagues stars impressed younger ballplayers from Caribbean nations and helped popularize the sport in Japan. The episode additionally covers the accomplishments of two well-known Latino gamers who discovered a chance to play within the U.S. because of the Negro Leagues: Baseball Hall of Famers Cristóbal Torriente and Martín Dihigo.

The first half of the sequence was launched on Feb. 1 and particulars the legendary careers of three girls — Toni Stone, Connie Morgan and Mamie “Peanut” Johnson — who performed skilled baseball. The third episode, set for launch on Feb. 15, facilities round groundbreaking ballplayers Jackie Robinson and Monte Irvin.

The sequence is a collaborative mission between Major League Baseball, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Black-owned artistic entities Invisible Collective and Martian Blueberry. It is co-directed by Justin Polk and Carl Jones (“The Boondocks,” “Black Dynamite”). Polk, the founding father of Invisible Collective, creative-directed the sequence and partnered with Jones and his animation studio, Martian Blueberry, whose animation experience brings every story to life.