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Allen’s red and white striped Adidas cleats are on display in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2025 “New Inductees” exhibit on the hall’s second floor. Just like nearly every artifact in the hall’s collection, there is a back story to Allen’s cleats. Although they can’t tell us what happened on the day he decided to walk away, there is someone who can.

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