It is the 77th anniversary of Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier
Major League Baseball is marking the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport's color barrier.
All 30 teams will wear No. 42 on Monday in honor of former Dodgers second baseman Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in 1947.
Jackie Robinson was remembered across Major League Baseball Monday as part of the league's annual "Jackie Robinson Day" celebrations. Robinson broke baseball's "color barrier" with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The league has dedicated every April 15 since 2004 as a day when each uniformed player and coach wears Robinson's number 42.Each year brings a new layer of remembrance to Robinson's legacy, and 2024 has proven to be no different. In Los Angeles, a statue of a sliding Robinson...
As Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson and his pioneering contributions to the game, I can’t help but think about the fact that the league is reporting a historically low number of Black American players in its ranks: only 6%. I think this is a teachable moment at a time when diversity efforts across various arenas (no pun intended) have come under attack. Major League Baseball, unfortunately, is a prime example of what it looks like to talk the talk without always walking the walk....
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, beginning the end of the racial segregation that had relegated Black players to the Negro
Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday.
The Chicago Cubs will mark Jackie Robinson Day next Thursday at Wrigley Field to honor the legacy of an American trailblazer.
The New York Mets celebrated Jackie Robinson Day by presenting his widow, 101-year-old Rachel Robinson, with flowers before their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on Monday.
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