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Baseball's Billion-Person Cactus League – Foreign Policy
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First African to Play in the Major Leagues Is a 'Pinnacle' for Baseball - The New York Times
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Gift Ngoepe – Beyond the Single Story
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First Players From Africa, Lithuania Mark New Era for Major League Baseball
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Pittsburgh Pirates Continue Long Tradition of Embracing Diversity
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Gift Ngoepe Makes Major League History for Himself, South Africa and Africa - SAPeople - Worldwide South African News
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Gift Ngoepe: 'No matter where you are … you can still make it
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MLB's first Lithuanian learned the game where few play
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Gift Ngoepe: 'No matter where you are … you can still make it
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Meet the history-making MLB player from Africa, Pittsburgh Pirates' Gift Ngoepe
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Get to know Gift Ngoepe, MLB's first African-born player - Article - Bardown