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Frank Robinson, a pioneering superstar who has been involved with Major League Baseball for six decades, is seriously ill, late Tuesday.
The Sun's Peter Schmuck, citing a source with direct knowledge, reportedthatRobinson, 83, is "in the late stages of a long illne s." Robinson Sidney Jones Jersey has been dealing with health i sues for several months, Schmuck reported.
Robinson was a star almost from the moment he debuted with the Reds at age 20in 1956.
He set a National League rookie record with 38 home runs that season andwasa unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year. The record Nick Foles Jersey stood until 2017 when the Dodgers' Cody Bellinger hit 39.
Five years after his rookie succe s, Robinson earned NL MVP honors in 1961 for leading the Reds to their first league pennant since 1940.
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Zach Brown Jersey On Dec. 9, 1965, he was dealt to the Orioles in what became one of baseball's most lopsided trades. After being shipped to Baltimore for a package led by pitcher Milt Pappas, Robinson in 1966 won the Triple Crown, spurred the O's to theirfirst World Series championship and became the first (and only)player to be voted MVP in both leagues. He played in three more World Series with the O's (1969-71), with Baltimore beating Cincinnati in 1970.
In 1974, Robinsonwas wrapping up a Hall of Fame playing career when the Indians hired him to be the majors' first African-American manager Mike Quick Jersey . He was a player-manager for Cleveland in 1975 and 1976, famously hitting a home run in his first game with the Tribe. He retired with 586 career homers, behind only Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.
Cleveland fired Brandon Graham Jersey Robinson 57 games into the 1977 season. He latermanaged the Giants (as the NL's first black skipper), Orioles, Expos and Nationals. His final season in the dugout was with Washington in 2006.
The Reds, Orioles and Indians have all retired his No. 20 jersey.
Robinson's post-playing careerhas also included work in the Orioles' front office andthe commi sioner's office. He was MLB's vice president of on-field operations from 2000-02. His most recent role has been special adviser Wes Hopkins Jersey to commi sioner Rob Manfred and honorary American League president.
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