Major League Baseball

Jackie Robinson is a great American hero. He became the first African American baseball player to break segregation in Major League Baseball. He came along and broke the color barrier in baseball and earned respect in the baseball league. His courage and devotion helped him turn hard times into better times. Jack Roosevelt Robinson as born in Cairo, Georgia on January 31, 1919 to Jerry an Mallie Robinson. Jerry, his father, was sharecroppers that brought in just enough money to feed his five…

History H-hour Major League Baseball in New Mexico Why is Major League Baseball so significant to New Mexico? From the start to where the association is now and the money it brings into the state, are some of the most important parts of New Mexico’s history and in current day. It brings in revenue to the local businesses and it really gives a chance for some pros to come to New Mexico that are big names. Also it provides a chance for some of the high school baseball players in…

Jackie Robinson was the man who broke the color blockade in Major League Baseball. He was a multi sport athlete during his college years at UCLA. He participated in four sports in college which proved his amazing athletic ability, which led to his offer from the Kansas City Monarchs to play in the Negro Baseball League. Robinson also served in the military prior to his time in Major League Baseball. After playing for the Monarchs Robinson was sent to play for the Montreal Royals. The Royals…

Elite pitchers have been the story in Major League Baseball(MLB) this past season. Many pitchers were outstanding and fantastic all year, but there were two pitchers that set themselves apart from the rest by becoming the true elite pitchers, Clayton Kershaw and Jake Arrieta. Clayton Kershaw was brought into the MLB in 2006 by the Los Angeles dodgers. Being an already effective pitcher, Kershaw got drafted in the first round, getting the seventh pick overall. He would make his MLB debut on May…

There have been many cases of Major League Baseball, MLB, pitchers getting hit in the head with a line drive. Most of these balls are traveling at a speed of over 100 MPH. In the history of the MLB, there has only been one death from getting hit with a ball. That one player was Ray Chapman who got a skull fracture and later died on August 17, 1920. Since then there have been no deaths but many head injuries. Scientists have recently created a hat that has padding on the inside to reduce…

1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport that had been segregated for more than 50 years. Exactly 50 years later, on April 15, 1997, Robinson’s groundbreaking career was honored and his uniform number, 42, was retired from Major League Baseball by Commissioner Bud Selig in a ceremony attended by over 50,000 fans at…

What would happen if Major League Baseball held a league-wide draft where every player in each organization became available and each General Manager could choose a total of five players to steal from other teams; but if two GMs selected the same player, he would remain with his current team and GMs were not allowed to communicate with each other? Earlier this year, SB Nation conducted this game theory simulation by having 30 of their writers act as the GMs for each team. The most intriguing…

Jackie Robinson turned into the first ever African-American to play in Major League Baseball. The most youthful of five youngsters, Robinson was brought up in relative destitution by a single parent. He went to John Muir High School and after he attended Pasadena Junior College, where he showed his skills playing four sports: baseball, track, football, and basketball. In 1938 he was named the area's Most Valuable Player in baseball. Robinson's oldest sibling, Matthew Robinson, inspired Jackie to…

Nearly everyone recognizes the impact that Jackie Robinson had on Major League Baseball and other professional sports, but not everyone realizes that Jackie Robinson simply stepping foot on a baseball field impacted the world of politics, the entertainment industry and the entire Civil Rights movement. The United States was slowly becoming more racially equal in the mid 1900s. “In 1948, President Harry Truman ordered the armed forces to desegregate, in 1954, the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board…

“That’s ball four,” the umpire called. I sighed, watching the runners advance to the next base on the field. I tossed the softball into my right hand, getting ready for my next pitch. I swung my right arm back, forward and around my head, finally releasing the ball with my fingertips as I had been taught. I watched as the ball spun in the air, travelling higher and higher, and then as it dropped behind the umpire. “Ball one,” the umpire exclaimed. Three pitches later, the batter walked to first…