Today is Jackie Robinson Day in Major League Baseball. The number 42 is retired across the league, but on this day, every player will wear it in honor of the man who integrated the big leagues. The ...

On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers stepped onto Ebbets Field as the team's starting first baseman breaking baseball’s color barrier. The Cardinals, and all players across Major ...

On April 15, 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers faced off against the Boston Braves in an Opening Day contest at Ebbets Field, winning by a score of 5-3. The crowd of 26,653 witnessed one of the most ...

The Nov. 1, 1945 issue of The Sporting News devoted nearly three full pages to the delicate matter of “John Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson, age 26, Negro,” signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers’ ...

Many are unaware that before breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947, Jackie Robinson played second base for the Montreal Royals, a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team in Québec, Canada. It is ...

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first Black Major League Baseball player, debuting with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He would go on to build a Hall of Fame career, playing multiple infield ...

The Dodgers and Major League Baseball will honor an American hero Wednesday when the league marks the 79th anniversary of a monumental moment on this date in 1947 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s ...