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Elston Howard was a star baseball player with the New York Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s Stock Photo - Alamy

New York Yankees Baseball team pitcher Norman “Red” Branch in August 1942. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy

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New York Yankees Baseball team outfielder Tuck Stainback in August 1942. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy

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Elston Howard was a star baseball player with the New York Yankees in the 1950s and 1960s Stock Photo - Alamy

American League's New York Yankees Aaron Judge (99) watched his hit in the fifth inning, during the MLB baseball All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky Stock Photo