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Discover the South Philadelphia Little League team inspired by Jackie Robinson. The Anderson Monarchs are the Little League team from South Philadelphia named after the Kansas City Monarchs, which ...
In a promotion with the Boulevard Brewing Company, the Royals will give out a Space Camper Koolie to the first 10,000 fans who are 21 years or older. There also will be a postgame fireworks show. A ...
Robinson broke the sport's racial barriers as the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the ...
Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for generations of Black American ballplayers.
With a rebuilt statue of Jackie Robinson in bronze back in Kansas, some of the late baseball icon's biggest fans are breathing a sigh of relief.
In 1947, during his short stay with the Kansas City Monarchs, Jackie Robinson lived at the hotel. After Ella died in 1953, Reuben sold the property.