Do not be fooled by the Jackie Robinson jersey giveaway the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing or any of the empty platitudes they and Major League Baseball spout. Their lionizing of Robinson this year ...

From Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona's perspective, Jackie Robinson Day isn't necessarily a day of celebration, and that's no slight against the Civl Rights icon. Speaking Tuesday in his ...

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 ...

And if you've ever wondered what's behind that change, it's boils down to one man who's bigger than baseball: Jackie Robinson. Members of the Boston Red Sox wear #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson ...