April 15 is among the most significant dates in U.S. sports history, as Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in MLB on this date in 1947. Tuesday marks the 78th anniversary of Robinson playing his ...

Baseball player Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier as its first Black athlete. The infielder made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, and went on to have a ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers, in conjunction with all teams across Major League Baseball, are celebrating the 78th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier on Tuesday. Every year on April ...

On Jackie Robinson Day in 2022, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “What he did was incredible, but we’ve got to do him right by keep going.” On Jackie Robinson Day in 2023, Roberts said, ...

NEW YORK - 1946. Jackie Robinson is the featured star on the cover of Negro Baseball magazine for 1946. (Photo by Mark Rucker/Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images) Jackie Robinson didn't just change ...

Jackie Robinson is best known for breaking baseball’s color barrier, but a panel at the Jackie Robinson Museum on Thursday highlighted his earlier activism as a U.S. Army officer challenging ...

Keeping the “memory and values alive for today’s ... players and fans.” Seventy-five years ago, Jackie Robinson debuted as a first baseman with the Brooklyn Dodgers while donning jersey No. 42.

Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, signed Jackie Robinson in 1945, breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. Robinson's signing was a calculated risk, ...