| Daytona Beach Real Estate & Community Events Blog. By Lisa C. Hill, "THE SMART CHOICE!" |
Daytona Beach residents and visitors; are you looking for a way to spend a fun evening? Why not enjoy a ball game with the Daytona Cubs at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.
Visiting Jackie Robinson Ballpark is what Volusia Magazine recently called a "Norman Rockwell experience". This historic stadium that seats 4,000 was originally built in 1940, but many additions and renovations have been made over the years.
I recently found about this fascinating bit of history... It was at Daytona Beach's own Jackie Robinson Ballpark that Jackie actually broke the color barrier in baseball, when he played in the first ever, racially integrated spring-training game. At the time he was a member of the Montreal Royales, in the International League. It was March, 1946. The next year, in 1947, Jackie was 
promoted to the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Since this year marks the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's entry into major league baseball, on August 25, 2007, at the Daytona Cubs vs Vero Beach Devil Rays game, the game tickets will be free to the public. You can pickup your tickets at any Volusia County library and enjoy "Jackie Robinson Ballpark Heritage Day". Several local celebrities will be in attendance and before the game, the Daytona Cubs will be signing autographs.
Interested in moving to Daytona Beach? For more information about this fabulous city, read these other articles
- Daytona Beach Flea Market one of the best in the nation
- Daytona Beach Colleges
- Lots of things to do in Daytona Beach!
- Driving on Daytona Beach
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