The Longhorns' backup catcher has worn the No. 42 since he joined the Longhorns ahead of the 2024 season. As a Black baseball player, both Jackie Robinson and his old jersey number have a lot of ...

Each year on April 15, the MLB celebrates the life of Jackie Robinson. On this day, every player, coach, manager and umpire wears the No.42, the number Robinson donned during his debut ...

Jackie Robinson Wore Other Numbers Before 42 No. 42 is one of the most iconic numbers in all of sports. However, it wasn't the only number Robinson wore in his life. According to The New York ...

On April 15, 1997, Ken Griffey Jr. asked — with Rachel Robinson’s approval — to transpose the digits on his No. 24 jersey ... 42 again. Now on the 75th anniversary, as on every April 15 ...

It's been 77 years since Jackie Robinson made his MLB debut and ... has worn Robinson's No. 42 for their game that day. Former commissioner Bud Selig retired the jersey number across the league ...