Impact on baseball
Perhaps one word best summarizes the effects of baseball integration:
expansion, expansion of the broadening of opportunities to pools of talented players
previously not used; the increase of tactical options on the playing field; and
the proliferation of new teams, new ball fields, and new markets across the nation. The impact of integration of baseball impacted sports by allowing blacks to join major league sports such as baseball, football, soccer, and more.
Jackie Robinson at Bat