Negro Leagues Centennial, Glenn Burke, & Ian Desmond
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As baseball nears a return, Rhea talks the Negro Leagues Centennial, Ian Desmond's powerful stand against the 2020 MLB season, and the life and career of Glenn Burke, the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it.
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