12 Chapter 11 The Majors

Chapter 11 The Majors In 1947, spring training for the Dodgers and the Royals was in Cuba, an island ninety miles off the coast of Florida. Jackie had grown to feel comfortable with the Montreal players. But even

1947年，道奇队和皇家队的春训是在古巴进行的，那是一个距离佛罗里达海岸90英里的岛屿。 杰基已经和蒙特利尔的球员们相处得很舒服了。 但即使是

in Cuba Jackie had to stay in separate housing and eat in different restaurants from his teammates. Because the Dodgers already had many shortstops and second basemen, Jackie was now told to try a new position—first base. Jackie understood. Switching to first baseman gave him a better shot at making the Dodgers team, but it wasn't easy learning a new position. It also didn't help Jackie's focus that rumors were flying: First Jackie was on the Dodgers. Then he was off. Then he was on again. LEO DUROCHER Leo Durocher, the Dodgers' manager, saw how talented Jackie was. One night he called a meeting

在古巴，杰基不得不和队友住在不同的房子里，在不同的餐馆吃饭。 因为道奇队已经有很多游击手和二垒手，杰基现在被告知尝试一个新的位置——一垒。 杰基理解。换到一垒手让他更有机会进入道奇队，但学习一个新位置并不容易。 谣言满天飞也没有帮助杰基集中注意力:首先杰基在道奇队。 然后他就走了。然后他又来了。 道奇队的经理里奥·杜罗彻(LEO DUROCHER)看到了杰基的天赋。 一天晚上，他召集了一个会议

at the hotel. Although it was late, he pulled all the players from their rooms. Jackie wasn't there. Durocher had heard some Dodgers were banding together to try to keep Jackie off the team. In a now famous speech, Leo Durocher announced, "I don't care if a guy is yellow or black, or if he has stripes like a zebra. I'm the manager of this team, and I say he plays."

在酒店。虽然很晚了，他还是把所有的球员都叫出了房间。 杰基不在那儿。杜罗彻听说一些道奇队的人联合起来，试图把杰基赶出球队。 在一次著名的演讲中，Leo Durocher宣称:“我不在乎一个人是黄皮肤还是黑皮肤，或者他是否像斑马一样有条纹。 我是这支球队的经理，我说他打得很好。”

Jackie was going to get the Dodgers into the World Series, Durocher told his players. After that, none of the players talked about keeping Jackie off the team.

杰基将带领道奇队进入世界大赛，杜罗切告诉他的球员们。 从那以后，没有一个球员说要把杰基踢出球队。

Finally, on April 10, 1947, Jackie met with Branch Rickey again and got the news he wanted to hear: He was a Dodger! Still, Rickey asked him to play one last time as a minor leaguer.

最后，在1947年4月10日，杰基再次见到了布兰奇·里奇，并得到了他想要听到的消息:他是一名神偷!尽管如此，里奇还是要求他最后一次以小联盟球员的身份打球。

That afternoon, Jackie played his last game as a Royal against the Dodgers at an exhibition game in Brooklyn. In the sixth inning, Jackie bunted into a double play. At the same time, a news announcement was handed out to reporters. It was a short announcement, but it made sports history. A black player was in the majors! Jackie Robinson was a Brooklyn Dodger.

那天下午，杰基在布鲁克林与道奇队的表演赛中打了他作为皇家队的最后一场比赛。 在第六局，杰基击出了一个双杀。 与此同时，向记者们发布了一份新闻公告。 这是一个简短的声明，但它创造了体育史。 一个黑人选手进入了大联盟!杰基·罗宾逊是布鲁克林道奇队的一员。