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Jackie Robinson ball park and historic site

ballprks.jpg (5600 bytes)Dedicated to the famous player who broke the color barrier in baseball. Site of the first racially integrated spring training game which led to equal opportunity in modern major league baseball. On March 17, 1946, Jackie Robinson was called up to play for a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team, the Montreal Royals. In 1947, Robinson was selected to play in the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers and went on to become a Hall of Fame legend.

Location
108 E. Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach.
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For more information
(386) 322-5133

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