A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation
A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation2018
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A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation
41m·Documentary
Directed by Gaspar González·2018
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Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to all. Playing in remote minor-league towns, these were the men who, before they could live their big-league dreams, first had to beat Jim Crow.
DirectorGaspar GonzálezStudioHammer and Nail Productions
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| JJames 'Mudcat' GrantJames "Mudcat" Grant | James "Mudcat" Grant |
| GGrover 'Deacon' JonesGrover "Deacon" Jones | Grover "Deacon" Jones |
| JJimmy WynnJimmy Wynn | Jimmy Wynn |
| JJ.R. RichardJ.R. Richard | J.R. Richard |
| TTony PérezTony Pérez | Tony Pérez |
 Orlando CepedaOrlando Cepeda | Orlando Cepeda |
| EEnos CabellEnos Cabell | Enos Cabell |
| OOctavio “Cookie” RojasOctavio “Cookie” Rojas | Octavio “Cookie” Rojas |
| OOrlando PeñaOrlando Peña | Orlando Peña |
| BBobby TolanBobby Tolan | Bobby Tolan |