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The first black major leaguer, Robinson was not hired because of his race. He would have been a Hall of Famer in any era.
Harold (Buster) Hair, a Jacksonville sports pioneer who competed in baseball's Negro Leagues and later coached legions of aspiring athletes across the First Coast, died April 21 in Atlanta at age 92.
Jackie Robinson Day is the annual day when Major League Baseball honors Robinson. His debut on April 15, 1947, ended 80 years of segregation in the sport. It’s celebrated at every major league park ...
He played 10 years with the Dodgers, earning the Rookie of the Year award in 1947, was a six-time All ... He's buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn. Robinson wore No. 42 during his playing ...
Stars, who played softball games against a team from the Honolulu Symphony and another against the cast and crew of “Magnum, ...
1990 — At Fenway Park, gimpy-legged Bill Buckner, 41, hits an inside-the-park home run for the Boston Red Sox. It will be his only homer in this, his last, season as he will play just 22 games.
It tells the Negro Leagues’ history, introduces Black and Latino players who went on to integrate baseball and pays special ...
It is still early in the season, but not too early to check in to see how Josh Naylor and Andres Gimenez are faring in their ...
Thirty-seven Crimson Tide players have been selected with the 217th through 257th draft picks, the choices that comprise the ...
The MLB Hall of Fame winners have an incredible legacy to boast. Some retire completely at the end of their playing career, ...