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MLB announces winners of essay contest

Major League Baseball and Scholastic, Inc. today announced Amanda West as the Grand Prize winner, and eight other first and second prize winners of the 2008 Breaking Barriers Essay Contest. More >

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• Complete 2008 Breaking Barriers program
• 2008 Breaking Barriers overview
• Letter from Sharon Robinson
• Explore Jackie's Nine Values for Success
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