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

While most know that Robinson was the first Black player in the MLB, few are aware of his courageous efforts off the field. Such efforts should be admired and offer an example that seems much needed ...

Jackie Robinson Day began with a request by Ken Griffey Jr. asking baseball commissioner Bud Selig if he could wear ...

MLB celebrated Jackie Robinson Day. Teams celebrated the trail-blazing athletes' remarkable accomplishments with touching tributes, and players used their on-field gear to pay homage in unique ways.

Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated around the major leagues on Tuesday, with the day named for the first Black ...

To say Jackie Robinson's legacy is bigger than the game of baseball has met a present-day realization—while the MLB joins the ...

A tradition unlike any other. The famous words uttered by legendary commentator Jim Nantz regarding The Masters very well could apply to Major League Baseball.

(QUEEN CITY NEWS) — It’s been 77 years since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier and became a baseball legend. Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum joins Queen City News ...

Today is Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, but really, every day should be Jackie Robinson Day.

Six days earlier, at Ebbets Field, Jackie Robinson had worn the home whites of his Brooklyn Dodgers and doubled and scored ...

April 7 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- St. Francis Xavier in 1506 -- Pope Clement XII in 1652 -- Poet William Wordsworth in 1770 -- College Football ...

joined the Lincoln East baseball team. He wanted to wear No. 42 for the Spartans, a nod to Jackie Robinson's famous jersey number that has been retired in the MLB for 27 years. The only problem ...