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A Beloved Baseball Player: Jackie Robinson in Montreal
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For one season in 1946, prior to changing Major League Baseball forever, Jackie Robinson played for the Montreal Royals. He never forgot his time in Montreal, nor the kindness he received from the city's residents.
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*sources*
- MLB: https://www.mlb.com/news/jackie-robinson-loved-playing-with-montreal-royals
- Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jackie-robinson-and-the-montreal-royals
- Society for American Baseball Research: https://sabr.org/journal/article/a-great-leap-forward-jackie-robinson-and-the-view-from-montreal/
- Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: https://baseballhalloffame.ca/hall-of-famer/jackie-robinson/
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