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How an endangered fish inspired the new name of a Colorado baseball team

The city of Grand Junction, Colorado, recently adopted a new name for its minor league baseball team. The name embraces a local, rare and endangered animal, but it didn’t come without controversy.

Colorado Public Radio’s Stina Sieg reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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