Driving through Orange today, we happened to pass Monte Irvin Park. Opened as Orange Park in 1899, it was named for Irvin in 2006 and the statue was dedicated in October 2016, nine months after his death at 96. 🍊 Born in Alabama, Irvin moved to Orange as a child and starred at Orange HS. He played semipro baseball in town and then with the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League before the Giants signed him in 1949. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1973. ⚾ #monteirvin #monteirvinpark #orangenj #nj #newjersey #newjerseydoesntsuck #northjersey #northjerseyadventures #baseballstatue #newarkeagles #negroleagues100 #negroleagues #negroleaguebaseball (at Monte Irvin Orange Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEH6TqvAFOw/?igshid=1y0vmqd3ykqt7
