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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 25: A new statue honoring Cleveland Indians great Larry Doby stands outside the gates at Progressive Field prior to the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox on July 25, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Doby was the second African American to play in the major leagues and the first in the American League when he was hired by the Indians on July 5, 1947. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 25: A new statue honoring Cleveland Indians great Larry Doby stands outside the gates at Progressive Field prior to the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox on July 25, 2015 in Cleveland, Ohio. Doby was the second African American to play in the major leagues and the first in the American League when he was hired by the Indians on July 5, 1947. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)