Cheers to Larry Doby.

As Karen, Elisabeth, George and I got closer to entering Progressive Field in Cleveland, we passed a pair of statues honoring two of the franchise’s greatest players.

Quite a Feller.

Larry Doby and Bob Feller were among the best major-league players in the middle of the past century. Doby was the first Black player in the American League, that league’s counterpart to the legendary Jackie Robinson. Feller was a renowned strikeout king.

I bowed my head to the Cleveland heroes before going into the stadium.