It was first held in 2004. Who was Jackie Robinson? Jack Roosevelt Robinson broke baseball's color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers at the relatively advanced age of 28.

Jackie Robinson was an exceptional athlete and a civil rights leader. On April 15, 1947, he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball when he trotted out to first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Trump wants to get rid of DEI, and I think it’s just a ruse to discriminate,' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells Dodgers on Jackie Robinson Day.

Minor league affiliates of the Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals played in the first professional game at Holman ...

MLB chose to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 ... 1947. On that date, Robinson started at first base and batted second in a 5-3 win over the Boston Braves. He went 0-for-3 with a ...

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

Credit: AP Why is Jackie Robinson Day on April 15? The date marks the anniversary of Robinson's debut in 1947. It was also opening day in baseball that season. He started at first base and went 0 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s legacy is being celebrated ... broke baseball's color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers at the relatively advanced age of 28.