Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947. In ...
A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball ...
Dodgers great Jackie Robinson was a household name before he ... That’s where Robinson -- a 27-year old World War II veteran -- led the Royals to what was called the “Junior World Series ...
"Spring training is the opportunity for families to unite," explained Traer Van Allen, general manager of the minor-league St. Lucie Mets. "Players bring their families along, and spring breakers come ...
WCTV’s limited series “Beneath the Rainbow Bridge” looks at the mental health struggles many veterinary professionals face. Donna Adelson appeared at a court hearing via Zoom Tuesday from ...
The former baseball commissioner was noted for welcoming all who played a role in the national pastime — including former ...
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.
“First of all, Jackie Robinson integrates baseball while King ... will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: ‘Free at last! Free at last!’” ...
Brown was 97 years old and died after contracting pneumonia ... for playing time at first base alongside the legendary Jackie Robinson. Suffice to say, Robinson won the competition and ...
but for Jackie Robinson, tattooed on his leg. “And that actually is a tattoo for our Robinson. We’ve got vision of him as a 14-month-old, barely able to walk, hitting and throwing baseball.