n Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey and the courage, self-control, and baseball skill of Jackie Robinson, who Rickey invited to pioneer with his team. Robinson’s talents and legendary aggressiveness made him into one of the best second basemen who ever played the game. Currently, baseball is integrated in that there are large numbers of African-American and Latin players; it is not unusual for a starting lineup to have a minority of whites. Still, the higher echelons managers, general managers, and owners are almost completely white, and there are many fewer African-American catchers and pitchers than there are outfielders and first basemen. (Johnson,188)...
