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Satchel Paige signs a contract to play for the Birmingham Barons of the Negro National League

On March 14, 1956, 50-year-old pitching star Satchel Paige signs a contract to play for the Birmingham Barons of the Negro National League. Paige also agrees to manage the team in 1956.
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