Everybody loves Robinson in tribute
Published 4/15/2008 by T.R. Sullivan at Major League Baseball News
You couldn't tell the players apart with a scorecard on Tuesday afternoon at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. That's because they were all wearing the same number, No. 42, in honor of Jackie Robinson.
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