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How many native americans have played major league ...

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In all, only forty-seven full blood Indians have played in the baseball major leagues since 1897. ... Navajo to play in the major leagues and is one of the most recent baseball players with Indian ancestry. ... The other is Zack Wheat (Cherokee).