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29 de out. de 2009 · Jackie Robinson, the first Black athlete to play Major League Baseball, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, a date now famous as Jackie Robinson Day.
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (Cairo, 31 de janeiro de 1919 – Stamford, 24 de outubro de 1972) foi um jogador de beisebol norte-americano. Ele foi o primeiro jogador afro-americano da Major League Baseball na era moderna. [1] No dia 15 de abril de 1947, Jackie Robinson rompeu a "linha de cor" no beisebol americano.
Neste dia, há exatos 100 anos, um dos homens mais importantes na história do esporte moderno nascia. Jackie Robinson chegou aos Dodgers em 15 de abril de 1947 e quebrou a barreira da segregação nos esportes americanos. #MLBnaESPN #ESPN #JackieRobinson pic.twitter.com/Ri5abt53hO — ESPN Brasil (de 🏠) (@ESPNBrasil) January 31, 2019
On April 15 each season, every team in the majors celebrates Jackie Robinson Day in honor of when he broke the color barrier in baseball, becoming the first African-American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league.
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Jackie Robinson left behind a lifetime of history. And he was making that history right up to the moment he passed away at the young age of 53. On Oct. 24, 1972, Robinson succumbed to the effects of heart disease and diabetes at his home in Stamford, Conn.
Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro Leagues’ electrifying style of play to the majors. He quickly became baseball’s top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans.
