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Robinson opened door for black Hispanics

By Enrique Rojas
ESPNdeportes.com

Friday, April 13, 2007

Latin American ballplayers have been playing in the big leagues since the start of the 20th century, but there was one event, one that happened 60 years ago, that opened the flow of Hispanics into major league baseball: the collapse of the racial barrier. When Jackie Robinson made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, not only did he break the hateful barrier that existed in MLB against African-Americans, but he also opened the door to all minority players, especially Latin A ...

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