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Jackie Robinson and pitcher John Wright with teammates

at Spring Training in Florida, March 1946.

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John Wright, fellow Montreal Royal in 1946, would be

an important ally for Jackie in his first year in organized Jackie Robinson at De Lorimer Downs Stadium,
baseball. He was a roommate on the road, a partner in
Montreal, Canada, 1946.
drills at spring training and a friend. He was sent down
Courtesy of Associated Press Photo
to double-A Three Rivers mid-season and returned to
the Homestead Grays in 1947.

Jack Roosevelt Robinson: Athlete 17