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Rob Manfred says MLB urged teams not to wear Pride-themed uniforms to 'protect players'
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It turns out Rob Manfred really doesn't love baseball after all - Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Advocates for Minor Leaguers says Rob Manfred manipulated numbers, engaged in 'fear-mongering' - The Athletic
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Peter Dreier, Robert Elias - Baseball Rebels - The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up The Game and Changed America-University of Nebraska Press (2022), PDF, American Civil War
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Calaméo - The American Magazine January-February 2023 issue 790
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MLB has told teams not to wear Pride-themed uniforms 'to protect players
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Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy - Wikipedia
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Ask Mir About the Cubs
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MLB Commish Discouraged Teams from Wearing Pride Logos to 'Protect Players
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Rob Manfred's leadership was tested with Yuli Gurriel's racially insensitive behavior, and he passed - ESPN
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred: Missing regular-season games would be 'disastrous