The family of Jackie Robinson family has expressed support for a project to create a new and more prominent memorial at the site of Robinson and his older brother Matthew MacKenzie “Mack” Robinson’s ...
Today is Jackie Robinson Day. On April 15, in 1947, Robinson broke the color barrier, debuting for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jackie Robinson Day is an MLB tribute dating back to 2004. All 30 MLB teams ...
Forty-two again will be the magic number throughout baseball Sunday, especially at Yankee Stadium, in a 65th anniversary tribute to Jackie Robinson's first major-league game. The latter will be at ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised some fans by appearing at a Jackie Robinson Day tribute at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair. The NBA’s second all-time leading scorer was shown arriving at the statue ...
On Tuesday, players and staff members associated with the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies gathered around MLB legend Jackie Robinson’s statue to remember his legacy. Robinson was the first ...
The most famous uniform number in baseball, not to mention all of sports, is 42, and with good reason. It is the number Jackie Robinson wore when he made his Brooklyn Dodgers debut on April 15, 1947, ...