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.

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.

There is no Jackie Robinson − at least not Jackie Robinson ... this time pointing down the first and third base lines and publicly wondering why there weren’t any Black coaches in Major ...

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 ...

"What Jackie Robinson did changed the game ... In 1949, he batted .342 with 66 extra-base hits and 37 steals, the only season of that kind in MLB history. He famously stole home in the World ...

LOS ANGELES — 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 78th ...

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.

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 ...