The 1st Indigenous pro baseball player took the field 50 years before Jackie Robinson

Louis Sockalexis is believed to be the first Native American man to step up to home plate as a professional baseball player.

The 1st Indigenous pro baseball player took the field 50 years before Jackie Robinson
A man sits for a portrait in a baseball uniform.

Louis Sockalexis is believed to be the first Native American man to step up to home plate as a professional baseball player.