Unfortunately for MLB fans, Satchel Paige spent the best years of his career in the Negro Leagues because of the color barrier in MLB that would later be broken by Jackie Robinson. Paige was a five time Negro League All Star and would make his MLB debut at the ripe age of 42 in 1948. Also in that year, Paige became the first Negro League player to pitch in the World Series, and he would become the first Negro League player in the Hall of Fame.