Royals manager Ned Yost spoke to reporters prior to Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The game came on the 72nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. By
With a jersey hanging in his locker a few feet behind him displaying the number 42 and socks on the shelf prominently displaying a Robinson 42 logo, Royals outfielder Terrance Gore made a comment that truly underscored the difference Jackie Robinson spearheaded in the game of baseball.
“During my whole career I’ve never been judged or nothing like that,” Gore said of being a black baseball player.