The Kansas House adopted a resolution on April 11, recognizing April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day and honoring his impact on the ...

Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson day by putting No. 42, Robinson’s jersey number that has been retired for use by all teams, on the back of every player. The Dodgers, now in Los ...

A version of this story originally appeared on MiLB.com in 2009. We present it here as Major League Baseball commemorates the ...

To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jackie Robinson’s legacy is as important ... while sitting at the base of Robinson’s statue in the center-field plaza of Dodger Stadium. “You have to take that ...