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Posts by Don Zminda

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More Minoso! With Minnie’s widow Sharon at a “Justice Batted Last” book event sponsored by the Union League Club of Chicago. Like Minnie, she is a truly wonderful person.

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Impromptu guest at my “Justice Batted Last” talk at the Printers Row Lit Fest: Minnie Minoso’s son Charlie. he looks like he could hit .300 and steal 30 bases!

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Looking forward to presenting my book “Justice Batted Last” at the annual Printers Row Lit Fest in downtown Chicago Saturday September 6 at 1 PM. If you’re in the area, come on down!

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What are you reading? - Sox Machine Jackie Robinson had crossed the White Sox’s radar a couple times well before he broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Robinson grew up in Pasadena, Calif., where the Wh...

I should have posted this on Jackie Robinson Day, but here's another fine review of "Justice Batted Last."

What are you reading? - soxmachine.com/2025/04/what...

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Column: Opening Day is upon us, and the new baseball book ‘Justice Batted Last’ hits a homer Another baseball season, heavy with hope, begins on March 17 with the first of two games between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers in, of all the “we are the world” places, Tokyo.

Column: Opening Day is upon us, and the new baseball book 'Justice Batted Last' hits a homer www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/05/j...
Today's Chicago Tribune features a glowing review of my new book, "Justice Batted Last," from the esteemed Rick Kogan. (Some of it may be behind a paywall.)

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Justice Batted Last: The Untold Struggles of Black Chicago Baseball Players Don Zminda’s book, Justice Batted Last, uncovers the overlooked struggles of Black athletes in MLB’s integration era.

A nice review of my new book “Justice Batted Last” today from Evan Moore of the great Chicago Defender.” chicagodefender.com/justice-batt...

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It’s a good one. Saw it for the first time last year

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