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Baseball catcher Josh Gibson in an undated photo. AP hide caption

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How these newly included MLB stats recognize the legacies of Black players

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St. Louis Cardinals players Curt Flood, Bill White and Bob Gibson, pictured in 1966, 1962 and 1967, respectively. They are the focus of a new History Channel documentary about the Black baseball players who followed Jackie Robinson into the major league. AP hide caption

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Black baseball players struggled long after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier

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Saturday

Michael Jordan, No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls, is seen in a game in 1984. An unused ticket from his first game as a Bull, Oct. 26, 1984, has sold for $468,000. Rick Stewart/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Spending big on old game tickets

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Monday

American professional baseball player Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, dressed in a road uniform, crouches by the base and prepares to catch a ball in 1951. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

A Milwaukee Brewers player wears a Black Lives Matter shirt before a game with the Chicago White Sox earlier this month in Chicago. Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: The Greatest Athletes Know That The Children Are Watching

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Saturday

Pictured from left to right: catcher O'Neal Pullen, pitcher Ajay Johnson, shortstop Biz Mackey and manager Lonnie Goodwin Negro Leagues Baseball Museum/Courtesy of Bill Staples, Jr. hide caption

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Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, Negro National League Hits 100-Year Milestone

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Saturday

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Opinion: Jackie Robinson was a true sports hero

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Thursday