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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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Ken Griffey Jr.'s brainchild, HBCU Swingman All-Star Classic, places Black talent on MLB radar this weekend - TheGrio
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That Time Ken Griffey Jr. and the Mariners Were Movie Supervillains
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At the HBCU Swingman Classic, pro baseball confronts its decline in Black players
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