"Frank Robinson, a trailblazing figure who was Major League Baseball's first African-American manager and one of its greatest players during a career that spanned 21 seasons, died Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 83. Known as much for his leadership, toughness and raging competitive fire as his sheer greatness as a player -- that is, crowding home plate so much that he dared pitchers to throw inside -- Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 89.2 percent of the vote in his first year of eligibility in 1982. 'Frank Robinson's resume in our game is without parallel, a trailblazer in every sense, whose impact spanned generations,' Commissioner Rob Manfred said. 'He was one of the greatest players in the history of our game, but that was just the beginning of a multifaceted baseball career.' ... Robinson hit 586 home runs and was a 14-time All-Star and the only player to win Most Valuable Player Awards in both leagues -- 1961 for the Reds in the National League, '66 for the Orioles in the American League. ..."
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