But the nameplate sign on his office door after he retired from baseball was Jack Robinson. So calling Jackie “Jack” in the book pulls him out of 1947 and off the baseball diamond and allows ...

CHICAGO — A decade ago, Jackie Robinson West Little League was the team to beat, making it all the way to the Little League World Series Championship in 2014, and inspired thousands to watch and ...

Book excerpt: The day Jackie Robinson came home to Dodger Stadium. Jackie Robinson is shown at his Stamford, Conn., house on June 30, 1971. (Associated Press) By Kostya Kennedy Special to the Times .

Books: Jackie Robinson in Depth. Published Mar 29, 2007 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, ... Jackie Robinson. Robinson has already been the subject of dozens of biographies, ...

On the Shelf. True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson. By Kostya Kennedy St. Martin’s: 288 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org ...

Jackie Robinson and his wife, Rachel, look at photos of the ballplayer in action in New York in 1949. Robinson was named most valuable player in the National League that year. (Marty Lederhandler ...

Robinson died in 1972 at 53, but his widow, Rachel Robinson, 97, also keeps Jackie’s story alive. In 1997, when the Twins retired No. 42, Rabinovitz finally got to meet her. “You’re Ron ...

The story of groundbreaking baseball legend Jackie Robinson is again being targeted by the anti-DEI policies put in place by the Trump administration. This time, Robinson is being placed alongside ...

Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball great Jackie Robinson, wants to talk about racial justice. Robinson turned 13 just a day after George Wallace made his famous proclamation for segregation ...

But the nameplate sign on his office door after he retired from baseball was Jack Robinson. So calling Jackie “Jack” in the book pulls him out of 1947 and off the baseball diamond and allows ...