Jackie Robinson was 1947's Rookie of the Year. He also won Rookie of the Year in 1947 with a batting average of .297, 175 hits, 12 home runs, and 48 runs batted in. 16. He was close friends with ...

They say there are no stupid questions in journalism, and I tested that theory as a college newspaper reporter when I asked an MLB legend about the even more legendary Jackie Robinson. Was ...

MLB is right to celebrate its most impactful participant, an American civil rights hero whose courage should always be taught ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, all across the baseball world, Jackie Robinson Day commemorations will once again take center stage. Since 2004, April 15 has been an obligatory notch on the baseball calendar ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball’s color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues ...

“That was my grandma’s favorite player,” Chisholm told the Daily News when asked about Jackie Robinson. “So for me to be able to wear 42, to feel like Jackie – I normally always go high ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black baseball player of the modern era and marking the 78th ...