Rickey chose Jackie Robinson as the first African American player for the Brooklyn Dodgers because he was just as good or better than his Caucasian players, he stood up for what he believed in, and was intelligent.
Jackie Robinson was not traded from Montreal. The Montreal Royals were a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Robinson signed with the Dodgers, he played his first season (1946) with the Royals. The Dodgers brought him up to the parent team in 1947 and he played with the Dodgers through the 1956 season.
Because He Wanted to
when he was a teenager
He was in the army first
Bob Feller
Branch Rickey
Yes. They let him join as a slug hitter which means he bombs the ball 400 yards
Jackie Robinson was not traded from Montreal. The Montreal Royals were a farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When Robinson signed with the Dodgers, he played his first season (1946) with the Royals. The Dodgers brought him up to the parent team in 1947 and he played with the Dodgers through the 1956 season.
Because He Wanted to
Jackie Robinsonwas interested in join the Major League Baseball
when he was a teenager
he joined it when somebody conviced him to
when he was a teenager
In 1942 he joined the army He was a civil right leader And he was the first black to join a major league baseball team
He was in the army first
Bob Feller
Jackie Robinson did not Join the army he was drafted in 1942.