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Originally Posted by packs
Robinson was 28 by comparison which factors into the idea of a lost career more than ages 18 to 22, when only the elite of the elite can expect to be in the major leagues for any meaningful amount of time.
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Age is meaningless, there have always been players that were better than their ages would indicate. In this case Doby actually had a more Negro League experience by the time 1947 rolled around than Jackie Robinson did so again I don’t really see your point.