Looking back on a legendary life and career, it's no wonder he will be honored with a statue outside Climate Pledge Arena, ...

A legendary baseball player's jersey number will be officially retired during a Macon Bacon game on Friday.Accoring to the ...

As a Black baseball player, both Jackie Robinson and his old jersey number have a lot of meaning for Service. On April 15, 1947, Robinson broke MLB’s color barrier while playing for the Brooklyn ...

That was the style of pants players used to wear, though over time players began to wear their pant legs lower. Players throughout MLB also wore jersey No. 42 as a tribute to Robinson, who wore ...

LOS ANGELES -- Jackie Robinson was the first to break baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers 78 years ago Tuesday. His legacy continues to inspire people inside the major leagues ...

His high school didn’t have jersey numbers that big, and Service knew he wouldn’t get a chance to wear that number if he ever got to play professionally, since MLB has retired Robinson’s ...

At baseball fields across the country on Tuesday, major league players wore No. 42 jerseys as a way to honor the legacy of Jackie Robinson. At Texas, Oliver Service did the same during a game ...

Chisholm Jr. wore baggy, rolled up pants to his knees — just like the style Robinson used to wear in 1947 and beyond. Jazz is wearing some baggy rolled-up pants in honor of Jackie Robinson pic ...

The most eye-catching part of the design was the No. 42 appearing in every team's jersey font. ... Elly De La Cruz, and more were all spotted wearing the Air Jordan 3 "Jackie Robinson Day." ...

Jackie Robinson Jersey: Why MLB Players Wear Number 42. In 1997, Major League Baseball retired Robinson's number across the league. Players who had already chosen the number, ...

In 1997, the MLB officially retired Robinson's jersey number. Since 2004, on April 15, teams across the league honor Robinson's legacy and since 2009, players wear his No. 42 on the day.

On Jackie Robinson Day, every player and on-field personnel dons the number Robinson wore, 42, which was retired by the league in 1997. Regardless of team color, the 42 will be Dodger blue.