Frank Robinson had initially resisted the “player” part of player/manager when he was offered the job. Back in October of 1974, Robinson and his agent, Ed Keating, were called to Seghi’s office.

Jackie Robinson broke from third base and stole home plate for the first time in his Major League career. The exhilarating play additionally was the first stolen base of Robinson’s 10-year career with ...

"What Jackie Robinson did changed the game, and it helped change the country," Kurkjian said. Kurkjian relayed a story told by MLB Hall of Famer Frank Robinson.

ANAHEIM, Calif. —Although it happened 50 years ago, minority managers are still walking through the door that Frank Robinson opened on April 8, 1975, when he became MLB’s first Black manager.

Jackie Robinson’s mother was Mallie Robinson. She married Jerry Robinson on November 21, 1909. She was the mother of five children: Edgar Robinson, Frank Robinson, Mack Robinson, Willa Mae ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Few moments in baseball history have been wrapped in the kind of cultural significance that Frank Robinson’s opening day home run carried with it over the wall against the ...

Kurkjian relayed a story told by MLB Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. "He said, 'What Jackie taught us was the only way to beat the hatred that we heard and felt at that time was to go out there on ...