A forgotten legacy of MLB expansion in 1961-62 is that it mostly killed racial discrimination in promoting black prospects. In the 1950s, it was still common for black players to log an extra year or two battering minor league competition - teams still hesitant to integrate fast.
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ABA definitely opened things up.https://twitter.com/LMandrakeJr/status/1367586960861261826 …
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