
18/02/2018
Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.

James 'Mudcat' Grant
as James "Mudcat" Grant

Grover 'Deacon' Jones
as Grover "Deacon" Jones

Jimmy Wynn
as Jimmy Wynn

J.R. Richard
as J.R. Richard

Tony Pérez
as Tony Pérez

Orlando Cepeda
as Orlando Cepeda

Enos Cabell
as Enos Cabell

Octavio “Cookie” Rojas
as Octavio “Cookie” Rojas

Orlando Peña
as Orlando Peña

Bobby Tolan
as Bobby Tolan
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