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Glanville: Jackie Robinson's story in history is an American story for all of us to see our reflection in one pool

When the Cubs made me their first round draft pick in 1991, it was easy to see it as a dream come true. The chance to play as a profession, a game that I loved since I could walk. My brother, eight years my senior, taught me the game, rule-by-rule, inning-by-inning, until I learned to love not only playing it, but the stats, the decisions, the cities, the culture, the history.

One of the first memories post draft, was of seeing a video of the organization I was joining. The Chicago Cubs. But because of my fandom, even as a kid from Jersey, I knew players on all the teams from watching This Week in Baseball, The Game of the Week, or playing Strat-O-Matic with my brother and friends.