While there were a few black players in the late 1800s, there was an unwritten ban at the start of the 20th century. It was broken by Jackie Robinson, the first black pro Baseball player in 1947 when he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson was the first pro ball player on a pro team.
In the modern era, it was Jackie Robinson of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers.
A pro gets paid around 750,000 a game.
the average salary for a pro baseball player in 2005 is $1 (one dollar)
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Jackie Robinson was the first pro ball player on a pro team.
In the modern era, it was Jackie Robinson of the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers.
Josh M is a former pro baseball player who lives in Tampa, FL.
To be a pro baseball player in takes heart, determination, skill, plenty of hard work, and perserveriance
Jackie robison
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417,000
A pro gets paid around 750,000 a game.
Pro baseball players in 2007 had a minimum total salary of 2.5million dollars
Yeah. Some notables: Rickey Henderson (Baseball and Football, pro baseball player) Frank Thomas (baseball and football, pro baseball player) dieon sanders (baseball and football, pro in both) and bo jackson, the greatest of them all (baseball and football, pro in both)
Please re-phrase this question. There is no longivity requirement to be a "professional" baseball player. To be a "pro", one must only be paid a salary to play baseball.
NBL stands for National Baseball League so maybe a pro baseball player.