NEW YORK -- Players across Major League Baseball are donning Jackie Robinson's No. 42 - and all of them in Dodger blue this year - for the 75th anniversary of Robinson's big league debut. In New York, ...
NEW YORK -- Marking the 67th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, the Rev. Jesse Jackson praised commissioner Bud Selig for the strides the sport has taken in ...
LOS ANGELES -- Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated even in space this year. While Rachel Robinson, the player's widow, and commissioner Rob Manfred were set to honor Robinson in a ceremony at Dodger ...
Jackie Robinson Day is one of the most iconic days in all of sports. It reminds us of the courage that Jack Roosevelt Robinson possessed as he became the first player to break the color barrier when ...
PASADENA, Calif. -- Jackie Robinson's widow says Major League Baseball has yet to fully honor her husband's legacy. "There is a lot more that needs to be done and that can be done in terms of the ...
NEW YORK -- Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price thinks Major League Baseball made a mistake by having just 10 games Monday on Jackie Robinson Day. Price tweeted about it Wednesday. African American ...
As Major League Baseball commemorates Jackie Robinson on Friday and Saturday, a wave of players, coaches and executives are expressing their gratitude for the Brooklyn Dodgers legend and civil rights ...
This one’s pretty easy, because it says “Jackie Robinson Day, April 15, 2007” on the message board beneath the Wrigley Field scoreboard. Credit again goes to BCB reader Clark Addison. In fact, it’s ...
On Nov. 18, 1949, Brooklyn Dodgers infielder Jackie Robinson was named the National League MVP after his third season with the club. After breaking the color barrier in April 1947, Robinson became the ...