Trivia: Who was the first Black player in the American League?
Elston Howard
Minnie Miñoso
Monte Irvin
Larry Doby
The correct answer is Larry Doby
So why is this answer correct? : While Jackie Robinson broke ground as the first African American player in the National League as well as all of MLB, Larry Doby debuted just months later to become the first Black player in the American League. Doby signed with Cleveland after a career in the Negro Leagues, playing for the Newark Eagles. In 1948, Doby became the first African American player to hit a home run in the World Series.