Use of the word vocation before the sixteenth century referred firstly to the call by God to an individual, or calling of all humankind to salvation, particularly in the Vulgate, and more specifically to the vocation to the priesthood or to the religious life, which is still the usual sense in Roman Catholicism.
He was born in San Pedro, Californiaâ¦.   The first Filipino born player to play in MLB was Bobby Chouinard of the Oakland Athletics who played his first MLB game on May 26, 1996. Chouinard was born in Manila.
Jackie Robinson is the first black player to sign a formal / major league contract: Montreal Royals. Jackie Robinson is the first black minor leaguer (International League) in a game: Royals versus the Jersey City Little Giants.