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Posted By: Matt Goebel

First of all, let me say that I have been getting a kick out of your running gag with Nick. To answer your question though I would make the analogy to Jackie Robinson and Fleet Walker. Robinson was not the first black Major Leaguer, but he was the first Black Major Leaguer of the 20th century and, most importantly, he did break the color barrier. Marsans and Almeida were certainly pioneers and their accomplishments should not be diminished, but they were not the first latin Major Leaguers.