Providing education about & showing love to my grandfather & Baseball Hall of Famer Norman “Turkey” Stearnes ❤️⚾️🙏🏾 IG: hall_of_fame_dna
Detroit, MI
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I may have been playing with this card a little bit already…😂🥰💯🙏🏾👏🏾
The legendary Norman "Turkey" Stearnes, the Turkey who could fly around the bases, hit towering home runs, and had a cannon for an arm! 💪⚾
Learn his story in Storylines: The Negro Leagues - Season 3, earn his Negro Leagues Series gold, and use it to unlock his 99💎.
Live this Friday in #MLBTheShow 25!
@NLBMuseumKC @nlbmprez
Black in Baseball Weekend probably introduced some people to Turkey Stearnes for the first time. It was a vibe and the @tigers did their thing. To learn more about Grandpa Turkey, check out hofdna.com
#baseball #detroit #negroleagues #mlb #history #detroittigers
Happy Heavenly Bday Grandpa Turkey! Your “Stars” light my path on the darkest of nights. Your legacy keeps me grounded in truth & purpose. Uninterrupted, our connection lives…
Just like this pic, thanks for always having my back.
See you in my dreams…❤️🙏🏾⚾️
#Gratitude
Playing as Grandpa Turkey has been amazing! I can’t get enough…Dream come true! ❤️⚾️💯🙏🏾
#TurkeyStearnes #MLB #NegroLeagues #Gamer #DetroitTigers #DetroitStars #KansasCityMonarchs
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Here’s my Diamond Dynasty squad from last week…I’ve added Skenes & Clemens too. Had to grab Williams bc of his HOF speech & Grandpa Turkey is in Hank Greenberg’s Walk of Heroes! Can’t get enough @MLBTheShow
Grandpa Turkey is 🔥😎
#TurkeyStearnes #MLB #Legends #DetroitTigers
Thank you @NashvilleStars and @MLBTheShow 🙏🏾 I’ve definitely been putting in work on the game and have unlocked Buck Leonard already. Grandpa Turkey looks great in the batter’s box and throwing people out from centerfield! My Diamond Dynasty squad is looking real nice too!🔥❤️⚾️
Happy @mlbtheshow Opening Day to all those who celebrate ⚾️⭐️
In “Storylines: The Negro Leagues - Season 3,” players can relive some of the greatest plays of renowned Negro Leagues players - including Nashville Native Norman “Turkey” Stearnes!
We got the chance to hear from Stearnes’ granddaughter, Vanessa Ivy Rose (@Turkeystearnes), about this special moment.
📸 @mlbtheshow
#mlb #mlbtheshow #mlbtheshow25 #nlbm #baseballhistory #nashville
It’s almost time! I’ve been a gamer since the age of 6 so I definitely had chills watching the trailer today like wow that’s really Grandpa Turkey…so many emotions…let’s go Grandpa!! I cannot wait to blast homers with him!!! Thank you @MLBTheShow 🙏🏾
@mathiaswhite I know you’re ready🤣🤣🤣 I was looking at when you tagged me a few days ago like 🫢😏😏😏😏😏😏😏
Happy International Women’s Day to the GOAT: Nettie Stearnes!
Nettie was Turkey Stearnes’ #1 advocate, a devoted school teacher, a huge @tigers fan & the world’s greatest grandmother!
#internationalwomensday #love #legacy #turkeystearnes #baseball #greatness
Thank you to MLB for honoring the legends of the Negro Leagues as we continue to celebrate Black History Month! To learn more about my grandfather, check out my book: Hall of Fame DNA: The Legacy of Norman “Turkey” Stearnes (available on Amazon). ❤️🙏🏾⚾️
Beginning with Satchel Paige in 1971, the greatest players in Negro Leagues history have been immortalized in Cooperstown. #BlackHistoryMonth
ALT 37 NEGRO LEAGUES HALL OF FAMERS (via elections from 1971 - 2025) Pictured: Photos of Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Cool Papa Bell (left to right) Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Monte Irvin, Cool Papa Bell, Judy Johnson, Oscar Charleston, Martín Dihigo, Pop Lloyd, Rube Foster, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Bill Foster, Willie Wells, “Bullet” Joe Rogan, “Smokey” Joe Williams, Turkey Stearnes, Hilton Smith, Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Biz Mackey, Effa Manley, José Méndez, Alex Pompez, Cumberland Posey, Louis Santop, Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Cristóbal Torriente, Sol White, J.L. Wilkinson, Jud Wilson, Buck O'Neil, Bud Fowler
Honoring MLK, Turkey Stearnes and Ron “Schoolboy” Teasley @ The Courageous Games @ Wayne State University was an incredible time. To all the student-athletes, keep striving for greatness! @dale_jacoby you are the TRUTH!❤️⚾️👍🏾✊🏾🔥💯
#MLK #baseball #history #negroleagues
2024 loved Turkey Stearnes!:
- MLB leaderboards: Officially 6th in BA, 6th in Slugging & 9th in OPS
- Entered his 5th Hall of Fame (MI ⚾️ HOF)
- Reclaimed podcast won awards
- Celebrations w/ Indy Indians, Detroit Tigers & Toledo Mudhens
Happy New Year! Stay tuned in 2025! ❤️
All the “Turkey” posts yesterday were 🔥! Grandpa is on the MLB all-time leaderboards for BA (6th), slugging (6th) & OPS+ (9th). Check out my book touching on his career, personal life & the road to endless posthumous accolades! amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0C47X6HB…
#turkey #mlb #legend
Great post to see on “Turkey Day”! I’m feeling very thankful for everyone keeping Grandpa Turkey’s name alive. IYKYK❤️⚾️👍🏾🙏🏾🦃
Not enough people talk about Turkey Stearnes
• .348 BA, 187 HR, 1009 RBI, 1.032 OPS
• 216 H, 31 HR, 165 RBI per 162 games
• 49.5 WAR, 2x batting champion
• Batted .350 10x and .300 15x
• Led league in home runs 7x
• True 5-tool center fielder
• Only Josh Gibson and Oscar Charleston won more Negro Leagues batting titles than Stearnes
• Satchel Paige said Stearnes was just as good a player as Gibson or anyone else that ever played the game
• Stearnes is the documented all-time leader in HR and RBI across all inactive Major Leagues in the Baseball Reference database (i.e., everything besides the present-day AL and NL)
Online trivia for a great cause! Everybody needs a little “Turkey” in November. If you love baseball, this trivia is for you. Come support!
Sign up here: hofdna.com/events
#baseball #trivia #fun
Celebrating the legacy of Josh Gibson was full of positive memories! We had the pleasure of meeting the legend Al “Scoop” Oliver and the incredible @CC_Sabathia who was being honored at the gala! It was a trip to remember!👍🏾⚾️❤️
#NegroLeagues #JoshGibson #TurkeyStearnes
Congrats to my ABC Audio family for winning the 2024 Murrow Award for “Excellence in Writing”! Thank you everyone who worked on & supported this project!
Thank you to the ancestors who stood in the face of Jim Crow and said “We resist!” through baseball! ❤️🙏🏾⚾️
#TurkeyStearnes
Thank you to everyone who invited me for a book talk event this summer! I’m so grateful & it’s a great honor to share the inspirational stories of the Negro Leagues! ❤️🙏🏾⚾️
My book: amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0C47X6HB…
#TurkeyStearnes #NegroLeagues #MLB #Literature #Baseball #DetroitTigers
