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
