Click on the 'Cincinnati Red Stockings' link on this page to read about the history of the oldest professional team in America.
It is highly unlikely, but there are some instances such as Mike Leake of the Cincinnati Reds. He went straight from the draft to the Majors.
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Who was the second black player to play in the modern major leagues and the first to do so in the American League?
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Mr.Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Being the first black man to play Major League Baseball
The Cincinnati Reds play the first game of every season in Cincinnati. This is because the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first professional team in baseball history back in the 1870's, and have traditionally received the right to play the season opener at home ever since.
1947. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball
The National League began play as a major league in 1876. The American League began play as a major league in 1901.
Jackie Robinson.