Major League Baseball honorary draft  commenced just days after Barack Obama made history as the first African-American to be the presumptive presidential nominee of any major American political party. The Deadline to register in the November election  is Monday, October 6, 2008.

Atlanta Braves Honor
Negro Leaguer James "Red" Moore

Braves general manager Frank Wren presents Moore with a personalized jersey.

"This is the biggest thing that's ever happened to me," Moore said. "Usually for the Negro Leaguers, they are honored with something like this after they've died. Thank God, I'm here smelling the roses for this." (Read more about Red)