The Guardians will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Frank Robinson becoming the first Black manager in baseball today when they open the home season against the White Sox at Progressive Field.

As the Cleveland Guardians play their 2025 home opener, April 8 marks 50 years since Frank Robinson debuted as MLB's first Black manager.

Frank Robinson became Indians manager in 1975, making him the first Black manager in MLB. Here's The Plain Dealer game story from the memorable 1975 season-opener.

Few moments in baseball history have been wrapped in the kind of cultural significance that Frank Robinson’s opening day home run carried with it over the wall against the Yankees on April 8, 1975, at ...

Frank Robinson's family participated in a powerful pregame moment ahead of the Guardians' home opener Tuesday.

Although it happened 50 years ago, minority managers are still walking through the door that Frank Robinson opened on April 8, 1975, when he became MLB’s first Black manager. Rookie manager Will ...

Fifty years ago today, Frank Robinson debuted as the first Black manager in Major League Baseball history. According to an article from sabr.org, Cleveland purchased Robinson, a designated hitter ...

Fifty years ago today, Frank Robinson debuted as the first Black manager in Major League Baseball history. Cleveland manager and designated hitter Frank Robinson reacts in the dugout at Cleveland ...