Stock Photo - Larry Doby, Jr., talks about his dad Larry Doby, during a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring Larry Doby in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, December 13, 2023. In July of 1947, Larry Doby was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League when he signed with the Cleveland Indians. Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP (RESTRICTION: NO Daily Mail. NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City.). - Washington/District of Columbia/Vereinigte Staaten