"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too." - #RoyCampanella

📅 On This Day in Black History – November 19, 1921 ⚾️

Today we celebrate the birth of Roy Campanella, one of the greatest catchers in Major League Baseball history.

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Roy Campanella autograph from my friend's collection
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Who is your favorite player to wear the number 39? I'll start. Mine is Roy Campanella with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers has retired their number 39 in Campanella's honor. Who is yours?
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Carta desde el más allá: de Roy Campanella para William Contreras EN LA PELOTA…

EN LA PELOTA… #RoyCampanella #WilliamContreras #Baseball #CartaDesdeElMasAlla #Pelota

“You have to play every day like it’s your last. Because someday, it will be.”

- #RoyCampanella