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Ken Griffey Jr., Swingman Classic bringing HBCU baseball to 2023 MLB All-Star weekend
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What is Ken Griffey Jr.'s role in HBCU Swingman Classic? Mariners legend returns to Seattle for All-Star Week curtain raiser
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Swingman Classic is shouting out the good news of HBCU baseball
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Ken Griffey Jr.'s Swingman Classic is shouting out the good news of HBCU baseball
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With Griffey's help, MLB hosts HBCU All-Star Game hoping to create opportunity for Black players
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With Griffey's help, MLB hosts HBCU All-Star Game hoping to create opportunity for Black players
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HBCU Swingman Classic Gives Black College Players A Showcase In Seattle, Celebrating Old & New Legends Of Black Baseball
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Ken Griffey Jr. Partners With MLB For First-Ever 'HBCU Swingman Classic' - Because of Them We Can
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Ken Griffey Jr. Partners With MLB For First-Ever 'HBCU Swingman Classic' - Because of Them We Can
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The inaugural HBCU Swingman Classic - made by Ken Griffey Jr. - will debut at the 2023 MLB All-Star Week in Seattle, Jalyn Smoot