By Associated Press |NEW YORK (AP) — A specially padded baseball cap that Jackie Robinson wore for protection against beanballs has sold for $590,994 at auction. The blue Brooklyn Dodgers hat sold Saturday after a month-long online auction through the sports auctioneers Lelands. Lelands says Robinson wore the hat when he broke baseball’s color barrier in 1947. The padded cap came with a letter from Robinson’s widow, Rachel, describing the three protective plates sewn inside the lining. The 95-year-old Rachel Robinson was in Los Angeles on Tuesday to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Game 1 of the World Series between the Dodgers and the Houston Astros.

Source: GNN Liberia October 29, 2017 17:26 UTC