MLB chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 to mark the anniversary of his first game with the Dodgers. Robinson ...

Before he broke barriers and records with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was a four-sport phenom at UCLA, starring in ...

15. 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 ...

Jackie Robinson Day this year comes just a few weeks after the Trump administration tried to erase the baseball icon and American hero.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for ...

At a time when the Trump administration is ordering a review of how history is depicted in the Smithsonian Institution, ...

Kansas City Royals infielder Tyler Tolbert sat at his locker wearing a “Breaking Barriers” T-shirt in honor of MLB legend ...

Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a ...

LOS ANGELES — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated ... He played 10 years with the Dodgers, earning the Rookie of the Year award in 1947, was a six-time All-Star and became the first ...

Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier was No. 1. Jack Roosevelt Robinson was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1962, his first year of eligibility. “Today, everything is complete,” he ...

He excelled on the field, winning the Rookie of the Year award in his first ... MLB relaxes that rule to celebrate Robinson. Here's everything you need to know about Jackie Robinson Day.