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Chadwick Boseman, who played Jackie Robinson in the baseball film 42 dies of colon cancer at age 42, on Jackie Robinson Day. : r/sports
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Robinson's 42 in Dodger blue for all uniforms on April 15 - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Major League Baseball celebrates 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut
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Opinion: Today we honor a legend. Here's what Jackie Robinson means to me. - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Jackie Robinson Day 2023: MLB players wear No. 42 to honor trailblazer
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Day 1 of 2022 baseball books: 75 years in, retelling Jackie Robinson's true-blue story finds a reason and a season – Tom Hoffarth's The Drill: More Farther Off the Wall
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Jackie Robinson Day 2023: MLB players wear No. 42 to honor trailblazer
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Jackie Robinson Day 2021: MLB players wear 42 to honor legend
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Jackie Robinson Day 2023: MLB players wear No. 42 to honor trailblazer
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Pitchers proving near-perfect, strikeout happy early in MLB season