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The Myth Behind the First Cleveland Indian: Louis Sockalexis

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Faster than Cobb, stronger than Ruth—and one of baseball’s most tragic figures. Could embracing Louis Sockalexis, the game’s first Native pro, help heal one of its deepest racial rifts?

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