Robinson kissed his wife, Barbara, on the forehead and left his family at the hotel where they were staying before heading to Municipal Stadium. When he arrived, the 39-year-old two-time MVP went ...

“I think Frank may have heard about it and decided to play, because he wasn’t originally.” Robinson pinch-hit in the fifth inning with Reynolds on the mound. Reynolds’ first pitch was over ...

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.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Look no further than the statue of Frank Robinson situated in the center of Heritage Park at Progressive Field to understand how much of an impact the Hall of Famer had during ...

Fifty years ago today, Frank Robinson debuted as the first Black manager in Major League Baseball history. According to an article from sabr.org, Cleveland purchased Robinson, a designated hitter ...

De La Cruz went 7-for-14 overall in the weekend series in Detroit as he heats up. Elly has raised his season average to .2 ...

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.

Kuiper said Robinson really never talked about being MLB’s first Black manager. “But you could tell he was extremely proud of it,” said Kuiper. As for feeling the pressure of being the first ...