I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball. (Matt Kemp)

I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.

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