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Jeremiah Paprocki, 21, debuts as Cubs 1st Black PA announcer | The Crusader Newspaper Group

ABC 7 Chicago A young Chicagoan is making us proud as the new public address announcer for the Cubs. Jeremiah Paprocki made his Wrigley Field debut Monday night. The 21-year-old is the Cubs first Black PA announcer, and one of the youngest in Major League Baseball. And now, making his #Cubs debut … Wrigley Field […]

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