Montford Merrill Irvin, one of the coolest names in both New York and San Francisco Giants history, was an American trailblazer. His contributions to the history of this country, and how he assisted in the integration of baseball shortly after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.
Irvin wasn’t just a run of the mill player who was out there playing for a paycheck and nice place to sleep. He was playing for a change in the thinking of a country. He was playing to continue what Jackie had started. He was playing for us.