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How can you put a number on Larry Doby? How can you say Doby didn’t hit enough home runs, or his batting average wasn’t high enough to qualify him for the Hall of Fame? How do you measure a pioneer? You look at the ground he covered, the trials he endured. You put him in his time and place. You feel the weight of history, and the magnitude of what he accomplished. That is why Larry Doby belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and it’s why his selection on Tuesday by the Veterans Committee was long overdue.