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On March 17, 1946, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson of the International League’s Montreal Royals integrated professional baseball by playing in a spring training exhibition game against the Brooklyn Dodgers at this site. His appearance marked the first time an African American played in the International League since 1889 and the first time an African American played alongside whites in a professional baseball game since the 1890s.
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