Senate bestows Congressional Gold Medal on World War II Navy veteran, star baseball player Larry Doby

CLEVELAND — The Senate has passed legislation to honor former Cleveland Indians player Larry Doby with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Cincinnati-area Republican, recently announced passage. The bill awaits GOP President Donald Trump’s signature. Republican Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth earlier helped gain House approval.

Doby in July 1947 became the American League’s first black player, two months afterJackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line with the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers.

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