1143 1 May 15, 2004^7:57pm Reedster^1 27 Negro League Players to Receive MLB Pensions sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1802324 News ESPN 0 418 0 "Players will have the option of getting $833.33 per month for four years -- a rate of $10,000 per year -- or $375 a month for life. The only comment that I can make is: what took so long?