A Man Who Changed Major League Baseball Forever: Robinson was a role model for all, for he had a rough life and never gave up.Robinson is the son of Mallie Robinson and had four siblings. He grew up being a member of the only African-American family on the block.In high school he excelled quickly in sports. He played the following sports: baseball, basketball, football, and track. Due to financial issues, he was forced to leave college early. Later he decided to enlist in the U.S. Army,but after two years he had to leave due to racial discrimination”Biography.” Later in Robinson's life,he played in the Negro Baseball League; he was a player for the Kansas City Monarchs.His career took a turn in 1947 when Branch Rickey, the president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, approached Robinson about joining the Brooklyn …show more content…
Robinson posted a .297 batting average with twelve home runs, forty-five RBis and twenty-nine stolen bases in his first year in MLB. He led the Brooklyn Dodgers to a National League Championship and to the World Series, where the Dodgers lost to the New York Yankees in seven games. Robinson played his first game on April 15, 1947. On April 15, 2004, the MLB started the now annual “Jackie Robinson Day” tradition.On this commemorative day, every player on every team wears the number “42” in honor of Robinson. More important than his career was what Robinson did for the sport of baseball. He came into the league at a time where racism was very much prevalent. In 1949,he was selected as the National League MVP. After his first two seasons most of the players on his team noticed that he was an amazing baseball player and that his purpose there was just as great as theirs, and that he was just a man who deserved to play in