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The CC Sabathia collection pays tribute to various aspects of Sabathiaâs life and career and is strongly influenced by his youth in Vallejo, Calif., his time playing in New York and being a member of the famed âBlack Aces.â Never forgetting where he came from, Sabathia was a dominant pitcher for 19 seasons in the Big Leagues, and in 2010, joined elite company by winning 21 games. His inclusion in the Black Aces spoke to everything he was as a player and where he was raised.Â
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Leroi Roscoe Chappelle, who is the stepfather of former Arizona general manager Dave Stewart. The soon-to-be 102-year-old Chappelle is a native of Phoenix and he competed against Robinson in college track meets.
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Dr. Raymond Doswell, the vice president of curatorial services for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
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Dr. Michael Long, the author and editor of the book 42 Today: Jackie Robinson & His Legacy.
Chappelle first met Robinson when he was 15 or 16 years old and training for the U.S. Olympic high-jump team. Chappelle went to visit relatives in Los Angeles around that time and encountered Robinson.
The two later reconnected when Robinson was attending Pasadena Junior College and Chappelle was at Phoenix (Junior) College. The only time the two competed in the same event was a relay race in which he said he was fortunate enough to move Robinson to the middle of the dirt track where it was muddy, slowing Robinson down so he could beat him.
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Jackie Robinson Day: Remembering the Black men who played in the majors before he broke the color barrier
By Jordan Smith
Black major leaguers who predate Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was far from the first Black man to play in the major leagues. Here are the four Black men who preceded him.
Major League Baseball will hold its annual Jackie Robinson Day celebrations on Thursday, commemorating the man who broke MLB’s color barrier in 1947.
Thousands of players will sport Robinson s iconic No. 42, which has been retired league-wide since 1997.
Ballclubs will post photos thanking him for ending segregated baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers, Robinson s former team, are sure to outdo them all.