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Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball
At UCLA
Jackie Robinson became an American baseball player in the 1940s for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He broke color boundaries by being the first African American player to earn a spot on a Major League team since the 1880s.
He was the first to play Baseball
Jackie Robinson retired from baseball at age 37 on January 5, 1957