Major Dad

Jackie Robinson How would you like to know about the first African America baseball player and his journey to the Major Leagues? I attended elementary school, went to high school, and played four sports at Pasadena Junior College and UCLA, played in the Negro Leagues, then was the first African American baseball player to play in the Major Leagues. I, Jackie Robinson, may have had a hard life, but I made it past the color barrier and I became the first African American baseball player, which…

sometimes a material possession can be attached to a memory or time in your life that is worth remembering. I grew up an avid sports fan, thanks to my father. Together we watched and rooted for all the major New York sports teams, but we both shared a favorite: the New York Yankees. When I was three, my dad drove me to the south Bronx for my first Yankees game. I was absolutely infatuated with the game and soon developed a fascination…

I 'm told my grandfather was a good player in his youth and later managed many city championship teams in the fifties. My dad has played ball since when I started and he still continues to play today. In high school a baseball teammate told him they were selling their house. My dad 's family bought the house and my dad meet my mom in a church across the street. So, if not for baseball I might not be here today. My baseball glove and the game it allows me to play has brought…

Often times Cannon can be seen at the UCM baseball field playing catch with his dad or practicing some aspect of his game. Cannon’s favorite position is second base and when asked why second was his favorite and not shortstop he said “because second is my lucky base and we won the championship last year when I was playing there”.…

to play baseball because he wanted to live his dreams of playing professional through my life. Now, 16 years later I absolutely love everything about the game of baseball. So much that I have a job with the Detroit Tigers, who are a professional Major League Baseball team. Playing baseball is really fun because I get to show off my skills, even if I’m not the best on the team. Baseball also has many different terms that I had to learn and am still learning now. That was one of the many…

different sports. I learned about his baseball success and the segregation he went through. He changed the lives of others and encouraged many other colored people to join the Major Leagues like he did. Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919 in Cairo Georgia. Early life for Jackie was tough, at 6 months old his dad left and never came back. Jackie, his mom (Mallie), his three older brothers, and one older sister moved to California to live with Mallie’s brother. When Jackie was only in…

hosting players as well. So happens to be, Andrew was the first player that we had. He came into my life when I was nine years old when my parents told me that we had to pick up a “gift” at the airport. Well, when he started to walk down towards us, my dad says to me “here’s your gift, he was too tall to put into a shipping box, so he had to…

greatest players baseball has ever seen. He played 20 seasons with the New York Yankees and won 5 World Series rings. The way he carried himself, on and off the field is why he has been a role model for so many kids across the nation. Above all other major league teams, the New York Yankees are the team that everyone dreams to play for, and growing up loving and dreaming to play for them and actually making that dream come true is a huge accomplishment in life. Jeter started loving the Yankees…

mindset that he wanted to reach his goals and go far beyond. Now bo didn’t just show up in the pros out of nowhere, he had his challenges. Bo Jackson was very perseverant, he knew the odds were against him but he persevered and accomplished the major feat. the amount of people who were successful playing both sports on the pro level came very little, only a little under seventy people managed to go pro. That goes to show the how hard every single one of these people worked to get there. Bo…

My favorite baseball player is Rod Carew and I decided to read the book he wrote about himself as a kid and as a ballplayer. In the beginning of the book Rod talks about his life growing up in Panama and how he did not have a lot of money. In the middle of the novel Rod talks about his career for the Minnesota Twins and what it was like to become a professional ballplayer. Towards the end of the book Rod talks about the end of his tenure with the Twins and him joining his new team the California…