Jackie Robinson was easily THE most influential person in the history of baseball. Until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in MLB on April 15th 1947 at Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, black players were relegated to a whole other league: the Negro Leagues. Without Jackie Robinson, baseball may have been robbed of seeing Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Satchel Paige (even though he debuted at the end of his career), Bob Gibson, or Willie McCovey.
Jackie Robinson also served in the segregated army in Fort Riley, Kansas.
Every player will be wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson today and the number is retired throughout baseball to further honor his legacy.
Thank You Jackie Robinson for putting your life on the line to play this great game.
But you were out.
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