Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), second from left, presents a Congressional Gold Medal created to honor Major League Baseball player Larry Doby, to his son Larry Doby Jr., second from right, during a ceremony in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Joining them are Left to Right: United States Senator Cory Booker (Democrat of New Jersey), United States Senator Sherrod Brown (Democrat of Ohio), United States Representative Bill Pascrell (Democrat of New Jersey), and United States House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (Democrat of South Carolina). 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. (RESTRICTION: NO Daily Mail. NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City.) Photo by Rod Lamkey / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), second from left, presents a Congressional Gold Medal created to honor Major League Baseball player Larry Doby, to his son Larry Doby Jr., second from right, during a ceremony in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Joining them are Left to Right: United States Senator Cory Booker (Democrat of New Jersey), United States Senator Sherrod Brown (Democrat of Ohio), United States Representative Bill Pascrell (Democrat of New Jersey), and United States House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (Democrat of South Carolina). 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. (RESTRICTION: NO Daily Mail. NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City.) Photo by Rod Lamkey / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

United States Representative Bill Pascrell (Democrat of New Jersey) offers remarks 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. (RESTRICTION: NO Daily Mail. NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City.) Photo by Rod Lamkey / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony for Larry Doby - DC

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana), second from left, presents a Congressional Gold Medal created to honor Major League Baseball player Larry Doby, to his son Larry Doby Jr., second from right, during a ceremony in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Wednesday, December 13, 2023. Joining them are Left to Right: United States Senator Cory Booker (Democrat of New Jersey), United States Senator Sherrod Brown (Democrat of Ohio), United States Representative Bill Pascrell (Democrat of New Jersey), and United States House Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (Democrat of South Carolina). 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. (RESTRICTION: NO Daily Mail. NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York City.) Photo by Rod Lamkey / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM