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Verge: Recent racist message just latest Jackson has had to endure

“Jay Jackson was the same as his teammates growing up in Greenville, South Carolina.

A baseball lover with a big league dream.

But as one of a small number of African Americans to play the game, his journey was different. Throughout his childhood and professional career on the baseball diamond, he’s dealt with injustices his teammates didn’t have to face.

From missed opportunities, to hateful messages ridden with slurs. The path to the top, and even at the top, for the former Blue Jays pitcher who is now in the Minnesota Twins organization, has never been easy.”

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