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Jackie Robinson was a pioneer, he was the first to break the color barrier. I am not the first Latino in the big leagues. Many have come before me. Today Rivera stands on the doorstep of Cooperstown, N.

His election into the Hall of Fame is a certainty. He was always more comfortable talking about the legends who led the way, like Roberto Clemente, Juan Marichal and Orlando Cepeda, the ones who established a beachhead for Spanish-speaking players. Rivera stood out from the others in his spirituality. But as effective as that cutter was, and as often as Rivera destroyed hitters unlucky enough to face him in the ninth inning, he never gloated.

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