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42 Jackie Robinson-related social media posts by MLB players

Big League Stew

Social media can be a trite way to communicate, but it can be a convenient method of learning what's on the minds of Major League Baseball players. On Tuesday, a lot of thoughts were dedicated to Jackie Robinson, the man who broke baseball's modern color barrier on this day in 1947. Here are 42 social media posts related to Jack Roosevelt Robinson from across the ethnic spectrum of MLB.

Leading off, Eric Young Jr. of the Mets:

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This one's not from a player, but from UCLA — where Robinson played three sports in the 1940s:

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