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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Jackie Robinson statue that stood outside League 42 in Wichita, which serves several hundred inner-city and low-income youth in its baseball league each year, was stolen Thursday. The news reached Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick, who shared his feelings on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Absolutely heartbroken for my friends at League 42 in Wichita after the heinous destruction & theft of their beautiful Jackie Robinson statue that welcomed kids and fans to the baseball complex!,” He wrote. “I was in Wichita to support a fundraising event for League 4…