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Minor League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day 2023
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Jackie Robinson wasn't the only Black player to break barriers in MLB - The Washington Post
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Why Jackie Robinson was an even better baseball player than you realize - ESPN
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Jackie Robinson Day: MLB takes big step towards Black equality
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The true legacy of Jackie Robinson's Dodgers debut is complicated - Sports Illustrated
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After Jackie' documentary honors the second wave of Black baseball players : NPR
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The day the Pirates fielded the first all-Black and Latino lineup
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OAH Jackie Robinson Day and the Decline of Black Baseball
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A look at MLB's initiatives as it celebrates Jackie Robinson Day - Global Sport Matters
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Fifty years after Pirates made history, MLB tries to curb decline of Black player participation
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Remembering the '71 Pirates, 'the team that changed baseball