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12 April 2019
In Photos: This Is What Africa's First Baseball Olympic Pre-Qualifier Looked Like
Burkina Faso establishes themselves as a thrilling prospect at the first African pre-qualifier for the 2020 Olympics.
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02 May 2017
This Baseball Player Is the First African to Reach the Major Leagues
On Wednesday night, South African baseball player, Gift Ngoepe, became the first player from the continent to play in the baseball major leagues.
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