An African Player Reaches The Majors

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times: Baseball
Wed, 04/26/2017 - 4:07pm

Gift Ngoepe, who was born and raised in South Africa, was promoted to the big leagues by the Pirates. Dovydas Neverauskas, the first Lithuanian in the majors, was optioned.

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