Mural honoring baseball icon Jackie Robinson defaced in Miami; police investigating

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Police have launched an investigation after vandals targeted murals of baseball legends Jackie Robinson and Minnie Miñoso. 

The paintings, located along a fence in Miami's Dorsey Park, are part of a collection of artwork honoring multiple legendary baseball stars. 

Negro League teams once played games at the historic park.

Prominent members of the community held a news conference and said the vandalism was initially discovered by a 7-year-old boy. The marks left on the murals were identified as Nazi symbols, speakers at the news conference said.

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