LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 ...

On Jackie Robinson Day, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge expressed his gratitude for Robinson's groundbreaking legacy. Judge, along with all MLB players, wore the number 42 jersey, a tribute ...

April 15th was Tax Day, but it was also Jackie Robinson Day. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers General Manager and President Branch Rickey hired Robinson to be the first black major league player ...

April 15th marks the day when Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the then-Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. MLB commemorates his legacy every year and rightfully so.

FRISCO - Jackie Robinson endured racist taunts and physical attacks, even from his own baseball teammates. Tyron Smith played 13 seasons, and for a decade was the best player at his position in ...