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Roberto Clemente impact is still felt 50 years after his tragic death
The Hall of Fame baseball player was a humanitarian and a beacon of the cultural diversity of Blackness
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Ken Griffey Jr., Swingman Classic bringing HBCU baseball to 2023 MLB All-Star weekend
Inspired by the Mariners legend, the college All-Star game will showcase 50 Division I athletes and HBCU baseball history in Seattle
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How Al Campanis’ ‘Nightline’ fall from grace led to Dusty Baker’s managerial rise
Baker’s World Series win with the Astros comes 35 years after the disgraced Campanis was given the opportunity to right his wrongs
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Why Dusty Baker’s World Series win means more
Baker’s first MLB championship as a manager was an inspiration, a rare opportunity to celebrate Black achievement in baseball
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Former NFL tight end Eric Green believes son Elijah will be part of changes in MLB
Elijah Green, a 2022 first-round pick, may help restore the pipeline of talented Black players to MLB
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There’s more than one way to the World Series. Ask Carlos Torres and Mike Hill.
The longtime umpire from Venezuela and Harvard-educated baseball executive landed their positions in MLB via unlikely paths
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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