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The 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee you've never heard of

  • Written by James Walker, Executive Director, International Association for Communication and Sport, Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University

When the National Baseball Hall of Fame holds its 2016 induction ceremony on July 24, the names of the two player inductees – Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza – will be recognized by even the most casual baseball fan. Serious fans (and most New Englanders) will celebrate the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy, the recipient of the...

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