Jackie Robinson’s first Spring Training in 1946 was captured on film by Robert Bates, who was taking video of his two sons as batboys. Jackie can be seen here wearing No. 9, which he wore until donning his now-famous No. 42 the following year. That same field is in use today by…


Incredible, these are the kinds of videos that make fans romantic about this game, the players, the history, the legacies ❤️


And we still don’t have footage of Wilt’s “100 point game”


Robert Bates was not taking video in 1946. He was shooting film.


That's cool the field is still in use.


LEGEND 🔥


@NBA POST THE FOOTAGE OF WILT I SEEN ENOUGH


Love me some history


Loved the moments MLB the show did for Jackie Robinson. I learned a ton!


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