April 15 is one of the best days on the MLB calendar. With 15 games scheduled for Tuesday night, one of the reasons this day stands out in the season is because it’s Jackie Robinson Day, one of the ...

Major League Baseball, its clubs and other partners, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation are once again working together to ...

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.

What makes these hats so special? Jackie Robinson, who made his debut as the first Black American in Major League Baseball on April 15, 1947 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, wore the No. 42 on his ...

(NEXSTAR) — Every MLB player, regardless of team or position, will be wearing the exact same jersey number on Tuesday. So will their coaches and, undoubtedly, many fans. Tuesday, April 15, is also the ...

MLB chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 to mark the anniversary of his first game with the Dodgers. Robinson officially broke the color barrier April 15, 1947. On that date, Robinson ...

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

Players across Major League Baseball will wear Jackie Robinson's No. 42 in Dodger blue on Tuesday to commemorate a historic day in baseball history.

Before he broke barriers and records with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson was a four-sport phenom at UCLA, starring in football, basketball, track and field, and of course, baseball.

1947 — Jackie Robinson played his first major league game for the Dodgers. He went 0-for-3, but scored the deciding run in a 5-3 victory over the Boston Braves in Brooklyn. He was the first black to ...

Tuesday was the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers. By now, most — if not all — of you are surrounded by homage to the break-down of the color barrier in baseball.