SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL™ AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

TEAM UP TO PROFILE FOUR OF THE

NATIONAL PASTIME’S MOST ICONIC PLAYERS

MAJOR LEAGUE LEGENDS

PREMIERES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29 AT 8PM ET/PT

EMMY^® WINNER MARTIN SHEEN NARRATES SERIES OF ONE-HOUR PROGRAMS
THAT OPENS WITH BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL ON HANK AARON

Smithsonian Channel and Major League Baseball have teamed up to tell the stories of four players who transcended the National Pastime and left legacies as true American icons: Hank Aaron, who surmounted racism in the Deep South and became baseball’s home run king; Babe Ruth, who emerged from a troubled youth to become America’s first superstar celebrity; Lou Gehrig, the embodiment of integrity who achieved immortality for his bravery in facing a terrible disease that now bears his name; and Ted Williams, who aspired to be the greatest hitter ever and inspired generations with his quest for perfection. MAJOR LEAGUE LEGENDS will premiere over four consecutive Monday nights beginning February 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a special Black History Month presentation of MAJOR LEAGUE LEGENDS: HANK AARON.