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Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker’s baseball life has made him a World Series protagonist
Baker, 73, has never won the title as a manager, but a lot more people than just Astros fans are rooting for him
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‘It’s what we all aspire to be’: Dave Sims is a beacon in broadcasting, an icon in Seattle
In his journey to becoming of the few Black TV play-by-play announcers in MLB, Sims’ impact hasn’t gone unnoticed. It was magnified in the Mariners’ run to the postseason.
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Guardians’ Triston McKenzie has arrived as an MLB star and a mentor
While helping Cleveland back to the playoffs, one of the league’s top young pitchers has also emerged in the community
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Michael Harris’ baseball life has always been in Braves Country
Atlanta’s star rookie, raised by a baseball family on Black community ball fields, didn’t have to go far when he skyrocketed to MLB
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The state of Black baseball slowly shifting from acceptance to belonging
While once in despair, Black baseball is now stable and part of the culture, as evidenced by MLB’s current and future stars
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What Vin Scully meant to a Mexican American kid from East LA
Dodgers broadcaster helped me learn English and inspired a career in media
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Inside the Jackie Robinson Museum, the ‘passion project’ that’s about more than a sports legacy
The museum in New York City’s SoHo district tells not just the story of the Dodgers’ legend on the field, but ‘the depth of his civic engagement’
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Buck O’Neil’s induction into National Baseball Hall of Fame comes 16 years after snub
In his ‘finest hour,’ first Black coach in the major leagues paid tribute to Negro Leagues despite Hall’s rejection in 2006
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At 100, Rachel Robinson is still looking toward tomorrow with the Jackie Robinson Museum
The long-awaited opening is the continuation of not only keeping her husband’s legacy alive, but her determination and ferocity