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On October 22, 1953, at Jaycee Field in Hot Springs, Jackie Robinson played an exhibition game with Gill Hodges, Luke Easter, and other fellow major leaguers. Robinson is recognized as the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, and his appearance there was one of the most important events in Hot Springs history.
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