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Brooks Robinson, a la card

By Quin Hillyer

Published September 29, 2023 5:15am ET

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Brooks Robinson, a la card — Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, who died on Sept. 26 at age 86, was so good that even his baseball card made spectacular plays. And he was such a good guy that someone could halfway believe the very white Robinson and his black teammate Frank Robinson really were kin. Let me explain. In […]

Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, who died on Sept. 26 at age 86, was so good that even his baseball card made spectacular plays. And he was such a good guy that someone could halfway believe the very white Robinson and his black teammate Frank Robinson really were kin.

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