1. Jackie Robinson achieved the prestigious MLB rookie of the year award in 1947,he was also an all-star for six straight seasons(1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954),and he won the national league most valuable player in 1949.
2.On August 28,1945 Branch Rickey first signed Jackie to the Dodgers minor league team the Montreal Royals, than two years after he went to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
3.When Jackie Robinson was signed to the Dodgers he had to deal with a lot of racist bullying
and taunting from teammates…
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