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Meet Glenn Burke, The Black Baseball Pioneer Who Invented The High-Five

Meet the baseball player who’s widely credited with inventing the high five—yes, the high five! Glenn Burke, a former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first openly gay MLB player, is credited with inventing the high five during a game against the Houston Astros in 1977. As he ran toward home plate, he […]

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