April 15th marked the 64th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in professional baseball. He did so by taking the outfield on the Brooklyn Dodgers, now the Los Angeles Dodgers. Throughout the majority of his baseball career, Robinson was spit on, cursed, insulted, and even received death threats. Not of these things affected Robinson at all and his continued his path to greatness. His first year with the Brooklyn Dodgers he was awarded the Rookie of the Year title in 1947. He was then inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for both breaking the color barrier and for his superb performance on the field.
I give Jackie Robinson a lot of credit because I notice that their were and are a lot of prominent African American baseball players who contributed to the sport. Two that quickly come to mind are Hank Aaron and Rickey Henderson. Hank Aaron is the second alltime homerun leader in the MLB and Rickey Henderson is holds the record with most stolen bases alltime with 1406. I have been a huge fan of baseball for as long as I can remember. I have learned to appreciate all baseball players for what they do on the field on not by the color of their skin. My favorite baseball player is Derek Jeter who is half African American and half white. Once again I tip my hat to Robinson for all that he has done and endured. His presence in the baseball Hall of Fame is greatly applauded.
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