Story of Jackie and Monte featured on 'Undeniable'

February 15th, 2023

The third and final episode of “Undeniable -- Stories from the Negro Leagues” debuted on Wednesday, focusing on the stories of Jackie Robinson and Monte Irvin.

"Jackie and Monte" is the final installment of the three-part series, and it focuses not only on the paths of those two Hall of Famers, but also on the larger impact that breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier had on society as a whole.

"Undeniable," MLB’s first animated series, tells unique short stories -- narrated by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick -- from the historic era of the Negro Leagues. The MLB Original Series is just one of several initiatives by Major League Baseball to celebrate Black History Month.

"Undeniable” can be found at MLB.com/originals, MLB.TV and the MLB app.

The first episode of the series, titled "Women of the Negro Leagues," highlighted the legendary careers of three women -- Toni Stone, Connie Morgan and Mamie “Peanut” Johnson -- who played professional baseball. The second installment ("International Impact") centered around how Negro Leagues stars inspired young ballplayers from Caribbean nations and helped popularize the game in Japan.

“Undeniable” is a collaborative project between Major League Baseball, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Black-owned creative entities Invisible Collective and Martian Blueberry, creatively spearheaded by Invisible’s founder and baseball fanatic Justin Polk. He and co-director Carl Jones (“The Boondocks,” “Black Dynamite”) shine a light on the Negro Leagues’ impact on the game, including its most legendary players, its historic female ballplayers, and the Negro Leagues’ influence internationally.