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Stolen Jackie Robinson statue replaced in Wichita

A youth baseball league in Wichita, Kansas, was crushed earlier this year when a vandal stole their statue of baseball trailblazer Jackie Robinson. But this week, the statute was replaced thanks to the generosity of people around the country, including Major League Baseball.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with the founder of League 42 Bob Lutz.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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