The Major League Baseball logo has endured for almost 50 years, but it wasn't until just a few years ago that its creator was finally given credit. NPR's Audie Cornish and Melissa Block remember ...

Prior to the 1960 season, Major League Baseball itself had no official logo, and from 1960-1968 they combined a red, white and blue flag with a baseball in the middle.

The simplicity of the MLB logo is something that makes it unique and exceptional. It's the silhouette of a batter holding the bat while hitting a baseball against a blue and red background.

LOOK: MLB quietly altered its logo ahead of the 2019 season and it took a while for anyone to notice It turns out Major League Baseball updated its 25-year-old logo for 2019 -- with no announcement ...

Jerry Dior, whose design of a hitter awaiting a pitch is the universally recognized symbol of Major League Baseball, as well as one of the most visible and influential graphic images of our time ...