
John Kennedy
John Kennedy listed two goals when he completed a questionnaire…

Nino Escalera
It took 72 years for the first Black man to play for the Cincinnati…

Carlos Paula
Cuban outfielder Carlos Paula parlayed an all-star tour in the…

Ozzie Virgil Sr.
Ozzie Virgil was the first Dominican to play in the major leagues,…

Chico Fernández
Shortstop Humberto “Chico” Fernández played the game with…

Chuck Harmon
The first African-American player for the Cincinnati Reds, Charles…

Tom Alston
Tom Alston tried to hit big-league pitching while hearing voices,…

Sam Jethroe
Sam Jethroe was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1950,…

Ernie Banks
"Jarvis fires away … That’s a fly ball, deep to left, back,…

Pumpsie Green
He’s been termed a “reluctant pioneer.” All Pumpsie Green…

Elston Howard
Elston Howard was born February 23, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri,…

Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson is perhaps the most historically significant…

Bob Trice
On a sunny but windy and cool September Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia,…

Carlos Bernier
He was a very good ballplayer. Certainly good enough that he…

Monte Irvin
Of all those who proudly wore the uniform of the Newark Eagles…

Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson, a New York Giants mainstay from 1949 to 1956,…

Minnie Miñoso
In February of 2006, Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso was preparing himself…

Dan Bankhead
Dan Bankhead is best known for two things. He was the first African-American…

Larry Doby
Larry Doby is best remembered for becoming the first black player…

Willard Brown
Ese Hombre — That Man — was Willard Brown’s nickname…