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How Willie Mays, and my first visit to the ballpark with my dad, changed my life | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 15 minutes agoMays broke in with the New York Giants in 1951 and fewer than 20 Black men were in major league...
America's oldest ballpark: MLB game at Rickwood Field honors history of Black baseball
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoThe issue came to a head in the fall of 1953 when an all-star baseball team organized by Jackie ...
Juneteenth baseball game honors Jackie Robinson
WEVV Evansville· 10 hours agoIn a tribute to the legacy of the Negro Leagues and the historic achievements of Jackie Robinson, each Otters’ player sported a unique jersey with the...
For Caitlin Clark, Adversity Leads to Triumph | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 7 hours agoIn 1947, legendary baseball star and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, becoming...
MLB is honoring the Negro Leagues with game at historic Alabama ballpark. What to know
Today· 15 minutes agoThe Negro Leagues were multiple leagues that featured Black players for half of the 20th century...
Jackie Robinson recognized in Los Angeles County for Juneteenth
NBC Los Angeles· 2 days agoIn honor of Juneteenth, a national holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United...
Remembering the day Jackie Robinson played in Raleigh, breaking the city’s race barrier
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo Sports· 3 days agoWhen Jackie Robinson brought his barnstorming all-stars to Devereux Meadow that October, he...
Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson Community Center celebrates its golden jubilee
Pasadena Star-News· 4 days agoThe city of Pasadena celebrated on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the Jackie Robinson Community...
Baseball Legend Willie Mays Is Dead At 93
HuffPost via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoBaseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays stormed into the MLB right after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947. New York Daily News via Getty Images...
Pasadena’s Jackie Robinson Community Center turns 50; Leaders say it still makes an impact
Pasadena Star-News· 6 days agoIt was in the bottom of the seventh inning of his Major League debut in 1947 when Jackie Robinson...