Frank Robinson, who became the then-California Angels’ first designated hitter in 1973 and, after the Halos traded him to Cleveland, Major League Baseball’s first black manager in 1975, died today. He was 83. The Hall of Famer passed away at his Bel Air home of complications from bone cancer. As a player, Robinson was less …
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Source: OC Weekly
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