Salute to the Negro Leagues will come this week against a franchise that changed baseball forever. The Dodgers signed Jackie ...

Before Jackie Robinson was a Brooklyn Dodger in 1947, he was ... Another version of Robinson's Monarchs origin story has it that pitcher Hilton Smith in 1944 became his Negro League advocate ...

The Anderson Monarchs. Special | 4m 15s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Discover the South Philadelphia Little League team inspired by Jackie Robinson. The Anderson Monarchs are the Little League ...

Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. ... Accordingly, Robinson’s pro career began in the Negro Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs, ...

Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, born Jan. 31, 1919, in Georgia, broke the color line in Major League Baseball when he started on first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Robinson con… ...

During his time at the camp, Robinson was encouraged to try out for the Kansas City Monarchs in the Negro National League. 11. Jackie Robinson played in the 1945 Negro League All-Star Game.

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor. ... He wasn’t even the best on his Monarchs team.

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor. ... He wasn’t even the best on his Monarchs team.

Sunny Chang: Ebbets has been around for 37 years, and the brand has always associated itself with Ebbets Field — the stadium where Jackie Robinson debuted in 1947.What’s powerful about this is ...

Jerry Robinson and Mallie Robinson are Jackie Robinson's parents. ... He also played in the Negro leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945. He was a six-time All-Star from 1949 to 1954.

He played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. He is considered as much a sports legend as a civil rights icon. Robinson died in 1972.

Robinson played for the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers. His impact was felt beyond sports; he galvanized the civil rights movement. He died in 1972.