Ebbets acquired parcels of land until he owned the entire block; Ebbets Field opened its gates on April 9, 1913. The team had limited success until player development genius Branch Rickey was hired; then the Dodgers became a perennial contender for Kids jerseys shop the National League pennant. Ebbets Field hosted the 1949 All Star Game and the ballpark and the Dodgers' move to Los Angeles were featured in an entire episode of Ken Burns's acclaimed documentary, Baseball; additionally, Arthur Miller's classic American drama Death of a Salesman references Ebbets Field. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles, Ebbets Field was demolished on February 23, 1960.

 Perhaps the most famous and historically significant aspect of the Brooklyn Dodgers was the breaking of the color barrier with young, talented Jackie Robinson. Winner of the first ever Rookie of the Year award and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Robinson ended almost 80 years of segregation in baseball. Jackie Robinson attended UCLA and became the first Black athlete to earn varsity letters in four wholesale nfl jerseys sportsbaseball, football, basketball, and track. He later served in the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. On April 15, 1947, Robinson became the first African American player for a Major League Baseball team.

 He earned the Major League minimum, $5000, his rookie year, while he also played first base (Robinson played second base for most of his career). Jackie Robinson played on six World Series teams, received six consecutive All Star Game nominations, and won the National League MVP award in 1949. He retired on January 5, 1957, and became a political cheap MLB jerseys sale activist until his death on October 24, 1972. Robinson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his key role in the American Civil Rights movement. On April 15, 1997, on the 50th anniversary of his debut, Major League Baseball retired his jersey number, 42.After the 1957 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers controversially moved to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won the World Series five times since their move, in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, and 1988.