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"The Man in Blue"

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This new season is about what we might learn about ourselves and about society from examining the last games played before quarantine. This episode we’re looking at what the final baseball game played before quarantine tells us about America's racist past and present.

Featuring interviews with the Athletic's Alex Coffey, Peter Golenbock, and archival audio of Emmett Ashford courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.