John AutryJul 5, 2025
Larry Doby's MLB debut was on this day in 1947. Doby was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.
#LarryDoby
John AutryJul 5, 2024
Larry Doby's MLB debut was on this day in 1947. Doby was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.
#LarryDoby #MLB
SmoothJul 5, 2023
On this day in 1947, #LarryDoby became the 2nd black player in baseball, and the first black man to play in the American League when he was signed by the #ClevelandIndians. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1998.
John AutryJul 5, 2023
Larry Doby's MLB debut was on this day in 1947. Doby was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League.
#LarryDoby #MLB
JamesLaPlaineApr 19, 2023

Sports is meant to be entertainment, an escape from daily toils, our common love of the game binding us. Yet how can we be entertained when we look on the playing field and are so easily reminded about the lack of opportunity, the systems that create racial and gender bias? #Baseball #JackieRobinson #JackieRobinsonDay #LarryDoby #inclusion

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Jackie Robinson Day: Larry Doby Edition

Sports is meant to be entertainment, an escape from daily toils, our common love of the game binding us. Yet how can we get distracted when we look on the playing field and are so easily reminded about the lack of opportunity, the systems that create racial and gender bias?

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