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Mexico was once baseball and social haven for Negro League stars
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Ted Williams, Bob Feller, Stan Musial once pursued by Mexican League
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A look at the best Cuban-born players in MLB history
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Baseball Demographics, 1947-2016 – Society for American Baseball
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Freehan, catcher on 1968 champion Detroit Tigers, dies at 79
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Remembering Mike García, Cleveland's original Latino All-Star pitcher
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Pittsburgh Pirates Mark 50 Years Since Historic All-Black And