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Before Becoming an MLB Pioneer, Jackie Robinson Was a Minor League Idol
Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...
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Here's how Jackie Robinson fueled Montreal to a Minor League title in 1946
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Breaking the Color Line – Major League Baseball Integration Began 78 Years Ago
Branch Rickey and Bill Veeck, recognizing the positive impact of baseball integration to the bottom line of baseball, were pioneers in signing stars like Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Don Newcombe, ...
LA Times Today: Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
But one key piece of baseball history is off the market right now and is instead in the hands of U.S. marshals: the contract signed by Jackie Robinson, breaking baseball’s color barrier. L.A. Times ...
Bud Fowler: The true pioneer of Black baseball
While Jackie Robinson is often celebrated as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, history tells a different story.
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It's spring training, and time to remember baseball's rich history on the Treasure Coast
"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St ...
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In Jackie Robinson’s Georgia hometown, Chipper Jones honors ‘trailblazer of epic proportion’
A little more than a century after Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Ga., Chipper Jones traveled to the rural southwest ...
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Jackie Robinson Boys and Girls Club ‘Diamond Affair’ event features MLB Hall of Famer Chipper Jones
Friday’s fundraiser happened on Jackie Robinson’s birthday in his hometown of Cairo. Chipper Jones is a former Atlanta Braves slugger and a hall-of-fame baseball player. He played for the ...