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Mariano Rivera carried the legacy of 42 well
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Mo Vaughn Stock Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock Photos from Dreamstime
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Power Player - The New York Times
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Black History Month
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Butch Huskey on Jackie Robinson 75th anniversary celebration
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Butch Huskey on Jackie Robinson 75th anniversary celebration
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Loss likely was Mo Vaughn's farewell to Boston - The Boston Globe
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Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel, proud of New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera - ESPN
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Mo Vaughn – Society for American Baseball Research
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Baseball honors Jackie Robinson - Deseret News