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    ‘AFTER JACKIE’

    Apr 05, 2022 5 minutes
    BY DOUG KOZTOSKI
    (PHOTO CREDIT: WILLIAM GREENE/SPORTS STUDIO PHOTOS/GETTY IMAGES)

    Like a pitcher with strong command of his fastball and a variety of breaking pitches, the new book “After Jackie” peppers the strike zone as it covers a transitional era of major league baseball.

    The book (Paragon House) by Jeffrey S. Copeland explores the 15 major leaguers who broke the color barrier for their respective teams following Jackie Robinson’s debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers 75 years ago on April 15, 1947. Since 2004, MLB has commemorated the historic occasion on April 15 with all MLB teams, including players, managers, coaches, and umpires, wearing Robinson’s iconic No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day.

    Utilizing a literary nonfiction approach, Copeland emphasizes that “every major event in the book is true, based

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