His name was Jackie Robinson. Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. He stepped into the batter’s box at Ebbets Field in the Flatbush community. He started at first base after ...

Even after I studied vintage photos of the area, it was hard to imagine Ebbets Field here. There were a couple of Dumpsters near the spot where Jackie Robinson used to dance off third base to ...

Ebbets Field has a rich history in baseball — and New York in particular. The stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn was home to the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1913 to 1957 as well as the ...