Did you know an Oakland Oaks pitcher broke baseball's color line 3 decades before Jackie Robinson?

Jun 19, 2025
On this Juneteenth, we share the story of Jimmy Claxton, who broke baseball's color barrier with the Oakland Oaks back in 1916, and was the first African-American player to appear on a baseball card.

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