Field Named for Jackie Robinson
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The Board of Directors has approved renaming Brookside Baseball Diamond No. 1 the Jackie Robinson Memorial Field.
Forty years ago, Robinson became the first black to play in the major leagues. The former Dodger is a Pasadena native and a member of baseball’s Hall of Fame.
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