All players and coaches wear the No. 42 to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in honor of the Los Angeles Dodgers legend. Players, managers and coaches on all 30 MLB teams will wear a Dodger blue No ...

On January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Twenty-eight years later, on April 15, 1947, he broke the baseball color line and became the first African American to play ...

The starting pitcher had to be airlifted to the ballpark for the Twins home opener on this date in 1965. Jim Kaat, Dick ...

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Jackie Robinson’s accomplishments transcend statistics, so much so that the numbers he did accumulate -- which happen to be quite impressive-- are dwarfed by his significance as a man. Excelling as a ...

Every year, April 15 is a special day in baseball as Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. As you might recall from prior years, every MLB player wears No. 42 on this day, a tradition ...