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Cincinnati Reds' Trevor Bauer throws in the first inning during a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

Column: Before doubleheaders were short, Newcombe went long

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Feb. 28, 1951, file photo showing Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Donald Newcombe in Vero Beach, Fla. Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the rookie of the year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, has died. He was 92. The team confirmed that Newcombe died Tuesday morning, Feb. 19, 2019, after a lengthy illness. (AP Photo/Harry Harris, File) **FILE**

Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92

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Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda poses with his birthday cake as he celebrates his 88th birthday prior to a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Column: On 88th birthday, Lasorda still bleeds Dodger Blue

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