STORYLINES
Note: The Roy Campanella, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, and George "Mule" Suttles chapters of Negro Leagues Season 4 are included in the base game. Any future content will be included in game updates, which must be downloaded with an internet connection.
THE NEGRO LEAGUES SEASON 4
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick is back, and he's playing the hits - a whole new slate of legends from the golden years of the Negro Leagues. In The Show '26, we kick off the fourth season of this unforgettable mode with four fascinating Negro Leagues legends - one of the greatest catchers in baseball history, one of the most fearsome power hitters the game has ever seen, the finest shortstop the Negro Leagues ever produced, and a young woman who was short in stature but a gigantic presence on the pitchers' mound.
Roy Campanella
Campy, as he was affectionately known, started his professional career as a 15-year-old catching phenom under the tutelage of the Hall of Famer Raleigh "Biz" Mackey. Campanella followed in Mackey's footsteps and grew into one of the finest players to ever don the tools of ignorance. While his career was tragically cut short by a devastating car accident he made a significantly profound impact in just ten Major League seasons - multiple MVP awards and World Series triumphs, as well as a well-deserved spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd
Pop Lloyd was a five-tool superstar ahead of his time; a shortstop who hit cleanup for some superbly gifted rosters while fielding his position with style and excellence. Babe Ruth himself referred to Lloyd as "the greatest baseball player that I have ever seen." Early in his career, he got the nickname "Pop" in reference to the sound the ball made coming off his bat, or smacking into the first baseman's glove after a hard throw from short. But later on, "Pop" lived up to his nickname in another way - as a beloved, respected baseball lifer who mentored and guided the next generation.
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
One of the three women to play in the Negro Leagues, and the only one to ply her trade as a pitcher, the 5'3 Johnson didn't inspire a whole lot of fear from the mound - until she started throwing the ball. You don't go 33-8 on the mound without big-league stuff, and Peanut's fastball was the real deal. And then her curveball, taught to her by the great Satchel Paige, was a thing of wonder in its own right. When she wasn't pitching, Peanut filled in at second base and posted a batting average somewhere between .260 and .285, earning the respect of peers and fans alike as a great two-way ballplayer.
George "Mule" Suttles
"Don't worry about the Mule going blind. Just load the wagon, and give me the line." Mule Suttles walked softly, but he swung a big, 50-oz bat and he swung it well. When Suttles left the coal mines of Alabama to join the Birmingham Black Barons, a superstar career was born. He hit tape-measure home runs with that gigantic bat - including one, while playing in Cuba, that flew over 500 feet and landed in the Atlantic Ocean - but he was also a balanced hitter, who batted .340 for his career. Larger than life in every meaning of the phrase, Mule carried the wagon like few others ever did.