detail: Mound Magician #25At the center of this baseball diamond is the number 25.

This is for Satchel Paige, the greatest pitcher in Baseball who played for the Kansas City Monarchs!

Satchel Paige, Image, Encyclopædia Britannica
Satchel Paige, Image, Encyclopædia Britannica

 

For a long time, professional baseball was a segregated sport so Satchel Paige played for the Negro National Leagues which was created right here in Kansas City at the Paseo YMCA.