He spent all ten of his professional seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers. After being traded to the cross-town rival New York Giants, he showed his loyalty to Brooklyn by retiring rather than playing for the enemy.
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Robinson appeared in six World Series (1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1956) -- all of them against the New York Yankees.
Jackie Robinson was the first pro ball player on a pro team.
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How many times must this question be answered. Jackie Robinson was the first African American in the modern era to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers to start the 1947 season.
No, there were many more before him. The second African American to play in MLB in the modern era was Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians whose first game was July 5, 1947. Jackie Robinson's first MLB game was April 15, 1947.
Jackie's first MLB home run came on April 18, 1947 off of Dave Koslo of the New York Giants. The Giants won the game, 10-4.