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Old 02-02-2022, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Exhibitman View Post
I thought of Frank Robinson. He was the first one I became aware of.
I believe listening to the Black Diamonds podcast he received a significantly lower offer to serve as both roles with the team. He was initially pissed, but he felt a higher value of accepting the offer to make a change as he felt if he declined it would hinder an opportunity for African American players in the future to serve as manager.
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