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The Black Sox scandal left an indelible mark on the psyche of baseball fans. The implications stretched across both the sport and the broader societal acceptance of sporting integrity. In subsequent decades, baseball and its players repeatedly found themselves embroiled in scandals related to gambling, performance-enhancing drugs, and other forms of corruption.
Though time has passed, the echoes of the Black Sox remain. The essence of honesty in sport continues to be a hotly debated topic, as modern controversies—ranging from performance-enhancing drugs to electronic sign-stealing—echo the themes of betrayal and greed witnessed in 1919.