A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2006. We present it here once more as Minor League Baseball celebrates Black History Month with stories of Black baseball pioneers.

Just three years after Amarillo College debuted its baseball program ... You kind of label that as the kid. I mean, the fact that I've gotten to know Prado, especially the last two years.

What needs to be said about Jackie Robinson? He broke the color barrier for baseball, won Rookie of the ... The hero of millions of kids around the country throughout the 1950s and '60s, Mantle ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

“It’s the dream of every high school kid to pitch ... training on one of the baseball fields. He was there in November, in the weeks before flying to Los Angeles to meet with MLB clubs for ...

Kate’s firstborn, Ryder was born in 2004 to Kate and her ex-husband Chris Robinson. Kate was 21 at ... we all have figured it out … The kids feel like they have this huge family.

Destinee Robinson ... and he is one of those kids I consistently count on to take initiative while shining the light on others. In addition, Ryan is a varsity baseball athlete who contributes ...

As a teenager, Jim Bark would wait outside the visiting teams clubhouse at County Stadium in Milwaukee hoping to get an autograph from some of his favorite baseball players. The Racine, Wisconsin ...

I have done a virtual truckload of homework in anticipation of this and it all started when I was a little kid. For my whole ... players like Ryan Braun and Robinson Canó in the future.

Jessica Simpson has welcomed three kids — daughters ... I told everyone and anyone who'd listen that he would dominate a baseball field when he was old enough and would more than likely never ...

While Patrick was playing football, baseball and basketball in school ... “Cheering for my kids never gets old. I wouldn’t have it any other way #chiefs #15 #ibelieve #blessed.” ...