Negro Leagues player, Detroit native Ron Teasley dies at age 99

Ron Teasley, a Detroit native who played for the New York Cubans in the Negro National League, died on Tuesday at age 99.

Teasley's death was announced on Wednesday by the Major Baseball League. Teasley, whose nickname was "Schoolboy," was the second-oldest living Negro Leagues player.

Teasley served in the U.S. Navy before he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948, according to the Major Baseball League. He spent time with the Dodgers' farm team in Olean, New York and then joined the New York Cubans later that year.