Larry Doby nominated for Congressional Gold Medal

It’s not easy to be the second at something. The one that goes first gets most of the publicity and the person who goes second deals with many of the same problems without the recognition. So it has been with Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby. Doby integrated the Americian League, but Robinson integrated MLB. Now some Ohio lawmakers want to see that Doby gets some well-deserved recognition.

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