Do not be fooled by the Jackie Robinson jersey giveaway the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing or any of the empty platitudes they and Major League Baseball spout. Their lionizing of Robinson this year ...

On Tuesday, all across the baseball world, Jackie Robinson Day commemorations will once again take center stage. Since 2004, April 15 has been an obligatory notch on the baseball calendar ...

He wrote the following piece for USA TODAY. Jackie Robinson is the ultimate American hero in a class by himself of not only athletes, but of all Americans. He was a four-sport athlete with high ...

Robinson donned the No. 42 as a player, so players wear that number on Jackie Robinson Day as a tribute to the Dodgers legend. His number was retired across the league in 1997.

Jackie Robinson wore an Organization for Civil Rights badge when he took part in a Louisville march with Dr. Martin Luther King in 1964. Bill Strode Courier-Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK As Donald ...

Major League Baseball annually honors the extraordinary contributions of Jackie Robinson and his critical role in the integration of modern professional sports. This week, active players displayed ...

Jackie Robinson is unequivocally one of the greatest Americans ever to live. Without question, he was the best of us. Our society certainly wouldn't be what it is today without his significant ...

The Pentagon’s former top spokesman announced his resignation Wednesday after being sidelined last month for his role in the removal of a Department of Defense website celebrating MLB ...

Steph Tharpe is a journalist who covers Black enterprise and culture. Jackie Robinson didn't just change baseball — he changed America. In 1947, he became the first Black player in the MLB.

Jackie Robinson Celebration Game returns to Vero Beach on April 15. Gates open at 5 p.m. with ceremony at 6 p.m. and game starting at 6:45 p.m. Jackie Robinson Celebration Game supports the United ...