Jackie Robinson is an unmatched figure in baseball history. When he broke the game's color barrier on April 15, 1947, it was ...

The following article, which covered Sharon Robinson’s appearance at the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet at ...

MLB chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 to mark the anniversary of his first game with the Dodgers. Robinson officially broke the color barrier April 15, 1947. On that date, Robinson ...

In the world of pro sports, athletes are very attached to their numbers. Once a year, though, everyone in Major League Baseball sets theirs aside.

Robinson officially broke the color barrier in his first MLB ... wear the No. 42 for an entire season was New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, who wore the number through the 2013 MLB season.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published a headline across page one that read, “ROBINS LEAD — GIANTS TRAIL — YANKEES TIED ... for players such as Mariano Rivera who were wearing it at the ...

Sharon and her mother, Rachel, took part in Mariano Rivera Day in 2013 in which the iconic relief pitcher of the New York Yankees was honored at Yankee Stadium Rivera, the only Major League player ...