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Jackie Robinson Day: Sports Illustrated's best stories on 42 - Sports Illustrated
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2023 UCLA Baseball Information Guide by UCLA Athletics - Issuu
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While celebrating Jackie Robinson, Red Sox recognize need for greater commitment to diversity - The Boston Globe
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Timeline: 1940-1949, Fenway Park Living Museum
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MLB teams to play all 29 opponents under 2023 balanced schedule
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Marty Barrett Cardboard Gods
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The Jackie Robinson Story: Ken Burns Documentary Captures the Man and the Movement - The American Prospect
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Red Sox Acknowledge Team's Racism-Tinged Past
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Red Sox acknowledge uncomfortable reality on Jackie Robinson Day: No Black players on the roster - The Boston Globe
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The Red Sox could've signed Jackie Robinson. They gave him a sham tryout instead.
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Mariano Rivera dealt with plenty of adversity on the way to being baseball's greatest closer – New York Daily News
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How ownership's frugality led Angels to squander 6 years of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani : r/baseball
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When Jackie Robinson Tried Out for the White Sox – Chicago Magazine
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Boston Red Sox Integration Timeline
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After Jackie: Players who followed Robinson to MLB also faced ongoing racism