In honor of Black History Month, MLB.com retells the story of Jackie Robinson and his spectacular season with the Montreal ...
Jackie Robinson played in Louisville before he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier. He also came to Kentucky for the March on Frankfort.
Noted actor Mike Wiley brings his interactive one-man show, “Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart,” to the Thomasville Center for ...
Robinson was the first Black player to break major league baseball’s color barrier, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers Montreal ...
On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major ... of his first appearance for the Dodgers, every MLB player wears the number for “Jackie Robinson Day.” In his 10-year career in ...
In three years in the big leagues, Jackie Robinson had become a superstar, despite racial equality developing slowly across ...
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.
Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.
he came back and was part of the 1947 Dodgers club that featured rookie Jackie Robinson, who broke the color line. Brown signed with the Dodgers following a tryout with the team in 1943 and played ...