Baseball in this country has been extremely relevant in the last century. From the household names like Babe Ruth, to the backyards of homes everywhere, baseball is truly one of America’s pastimes. Baseball, however, was not just formed over night. Numerous amounts of events over time are what have made baseball what it is today. It is almost funny to look at today’s game and compare it to the game played in the early 1900’s. One of the biggest differences is African American players. That is because in the early 1900’s, there were no African American players in baseball. Baseball was a completely segregated game up until the 1940’s. One player would change the game forever, and that player is Jackie Robinson, the first African American Major League Baseball player. Jackie Robinson was a multi-sport athlete while attending UCLA. Robinson then served in the Military during the time of World War II. Then in 1945 Robinson began playing in the Negro Baseball league and had great success. Robinson was scouted by the Brooklyn Dodgers during this time and was eventually signed to play in the minor leagues. With Robinson being tough enough not let all the discrimination get to him he was signed to the Dodgers in 1947 where he made his Major League Debut, and became the first African American player to break the color barrier. Looking at the color line in Baseball and in society at that time can almost be disturbing to somebody of present day. Jackie Robinson’s transition into the Major League was no walk in the park. Some of the discrimination he had to deal with during this time was awful. To top that off, the only way he could keep playing is if he did not let his anger get to him, and brush off the discrimination. I posed the question, “How would I have handled the situation if I was in Jackie’s place?” I definitely could not have dealt with it all. There is absolutely no way I would have been able to take the hate from everyone around me, even my teammates, every single da