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- ↑ Cleveland, Rick (2022-03-31). "All these years later, Jackson Mets will hold reunion this weekend". Mississippi Today. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
- ↑ "A look back at Minor League Baseball in Mississippi". Our Mississippi Home. 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
