Today's Iconic Moment in New York Sports History: Demolition of Brooklyn's historic Ebbets Field, where Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut, begins. #Sponsored #Cadillac | New York Post Sports

⚾️🏟On February 23, 1960 just 28 months after the Dodgers played their last game in Brooklyn, the demolition of Ebbets Field finally begins when a wrecking ball, painted with red and white stitches, begins its work on the ballpark Brooklyn called home for 44 years. Before the demolition, wheel-chair bound Roy Campanella, the team's former All-Star catcher and 3-time National League MVP is given an urn of dirt from behind home plate in front of a crowd of 200 faithful fans. It was replaced by the